GRASS VALLEY ENCORE 1.8.0 - CONFIGURATION MANUAL 10-2010, Encore Configuration Manual

Encore

CONTROL SYSTEM

Configuration Manual

Software Version 1.8.0

071853104

OCTOBER 2010

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Encore

CONTROL SYSTEM

Configuration Manual

Software Version 1.8.0

071853104

OCTOBER 2010

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Contents

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Section 1 — Encore System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Documentation Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Additional Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Controlled Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Encore System Controller Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Encore System Control Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Distributed Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Encore Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Sharer Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Configuration PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Sharer PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Routing Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Matrix Crosspoints and Levels Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Sources and Destinations Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Multi-Level Switching Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

All Level Take. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Breakaway Take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Tie-Line Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Section 2 — Encore Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

System Functional Layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Client/Server Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

System Communications During Normal Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Distributed Configuration and Status Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Automatic Detection of Database Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Database Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Encore Software Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Local Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Remote Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Control Panel Server Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Router Control Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Tie-Line Manager Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

System Manager Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Section 3 — Encore OUI Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Common Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Encore Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Icons and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Message Window (with options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Message Window (without options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Selecting Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Basic Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Logging onto the OUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Loading an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Loading a Local Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Loading a Remote Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Requesting an Application from Another User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Dropping an Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

OUI Station Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Ancillary Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Shortcut Key Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Logging off the OUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Changing the Size of Your Encore OUI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Section 4 — Initial Encore System Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

PC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Initial Setup Using Default Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

What The Encore Default Database Does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Create Default Encore Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Default IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Network Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Install Encore Software (including NetConfig) on PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Verify System Components with NetConfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

About NetConfig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Launch NetConfig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Confirm Component Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Duplicate IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Specify System Controller Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Slot 1 (Left) SCB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Slot 2 (Right) SCB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Initialize the Encore System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Test Initial System Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Confirm Master/Mirror Sync Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Manual Initial System Setup (Without Default Database). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Create Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Load Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

System Controller Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Initialize the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Logging On Using Special Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Registering Your Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Adding Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Adding Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Adding Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Full System Configuration Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Redundancy Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

SCB Frame Count Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Redundancy Requirements and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Multiple Area Encore Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Network Communications Between Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Route Table (Multi-Area Systems Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Hardware Installation for a New Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Software Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Use the OUI and System Manager to Add an Area:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Assigning a User to an Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Assigning Engines and Applications to an Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Assigning Applications for New SCBs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Assigning an SCB to an Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Assigning a Router Controller to an Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Configuring Control Panels in Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Changing Area Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Section 5 — Router Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Encore Router Control Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Router Configuration Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Physical Matrix Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Logical Matrix Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Sources and Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Router Configuration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Backup OMN Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Router Controller Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

System Configure Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Creating a New Router Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Level Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Configuring a Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Channels Screen Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Configuring a Communication Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Physical Matrix Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Crosspoint Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Crosspoint Group Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

(Matrix) Controller Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Configuring Concerto Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Segment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Configuring a Physical Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Logical Matrix Configuration Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Logical Matrix Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Configuring a Logical Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Virtual Crosspoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Source Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Configuring a Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

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Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Destination Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Configuring a Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Rules Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Router Controller Configuration Save and Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Saving Router Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Loading Router Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Sample Router Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Two Levels in One Blocked Crosspoint Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Two Levels in Two Crosspoint Groups (Multi-Dropped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Two Levels in Two Crosspoint Groups (Separate I/O) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Two Levels in One Interleaved Crosspoint Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Two Elements in One Blocked Crosspoint Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Two Elements in Two Crosspoint Groups (Multi-Dropped) . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Two Elements in Two Crosspoint Groups (Separate I/O) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

RGB and Key as Two Levels in One Crosspoint Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

RGB and Key as One Level in One Crosspoint Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Four Elements in Two Crosspoint Group (Blocked) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Four Elements and Two Crosspoint Group (Interleaved) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Four Levels and Two Crosspoint Group (Blocked) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Four Levels and Two Crosspoint Groups (Interleaved) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

RGB and Key as Two Levels and Two Crosspoint Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Multiple Levels and Shared Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Multiple Matrix Controllers and Shared Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Configuration Export and Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Exporting a Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Importing a Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

User Name and Password Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Route Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Making a Take. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Router Status Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Names Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Changing a Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Naming Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Seven or Eight Character Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Always Define Short Name (ID). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Spaces in Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Upper Case Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Panel and Template Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

RCL Client Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Avoid Special Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Options Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Database Validation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Database Validity Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Invalid Router Database Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Invalid Router Database Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

No Matrix Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

No Matrix Status Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Selecting No Matrix Status Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Output Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

To Configure and Use Destination Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Native Protocol Matrix Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

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NP Matrix Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

NP Matrix Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

NP Matrix Protect and Unprotect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

NP Matrix Monitor Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Concerto Port Matrix One-to-Many Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Multi-Dub Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Control Panel Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Control Panel Defaults (Factory and Facility). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Factory Default Templates and Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

RCL Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Control Panel Server Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Panel Server Configuration Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Panel Server Redundancy and IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Reasons for Loss of Redundancy Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Panel Server Configuration Save and Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Saving Panel Server Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Loading Panel Server Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Filing Mode Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

No Router Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Quick Control Panel Server Salvo Startup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Panel Server Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Panel Configuration Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Menu Bar Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Hiding the Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Control Panel Screen Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Panel Configuration Screen Example (Encore XY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Panel Button Function Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Selected Panel Button Function Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Panel Template Management Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

KeyPad Set Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Keypad Set Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Configuration Attributes and Flags Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Configuring Encore Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Rapid Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Multi-Select Operations in Panel Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Control Panel Multi-Button Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Attributes and Flags Multi-Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Destination Exclusion Set Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Destination Exclusion Set Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Page Set Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Creating a Page Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Page Set Auto Create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Source Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Creating Source Category Sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Source Category Control Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Exclusion, Page, Source Category, and Keypad Set Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Salvo Button Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Control Panel Grouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

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Panel Grouping Configuration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Panel Group Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

BPS + 48B Grouping Configuration Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

XY + 48B Grouping Configuration Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

48B + 48B + 48B Panel Group Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Shift Button Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Joystick Override and Shifted Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Keypad Button Alternative Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Reassigning Keypad Set Button Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Keypad Anywhere Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Source ID Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Destination Ganging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Destination Ganging for v1.8.0 Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Destination Ganging Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Destination Ganging and Shifted Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Control Panel Partitioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Control Panel Partition Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Partial Template Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Partially Configuring a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Control Panels and Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Configuring Control Panels to Access All Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Configuring Control Panels for Specific Area(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Joystick Override Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Protect via Control Panel GPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Salvo Select via Control Panel GPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Control Panel Self Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Available Panel Configuration Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Encore Model Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

BPS (Button Per Source) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

PMB (Paging MultiBus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

XY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

48B (48 Button). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

UCP (Encore Universal Control). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

CLNT (Encore Universal Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

JEP-100 Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Routing Control System Mode Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

JEP-100 Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Display Level Tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Kalypso Model Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

KMD (Kalypso Multi Destination) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

KSD (Kalypso Single Destination) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

SMS Model Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

UCP (SMS Universal Control) Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

EDP (8 Destination Paging) Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

P48 (48 Button) Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

MB8 (Multibus 8) Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

P32 (32 Button) Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

More Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

SCP (Simple Control) Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

PXS Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

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PXD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

PXYE Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

MB4 (Multibus 4) Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Custom Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

MCO and COS Custom Panels and RIB Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Under Monitor Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

RCL Server Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

RCL Server Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Saving and Loading RCL Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Tie-Lines and New Router Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Serial Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Interfacing with the RCL Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

RCL Client Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Section 7 — Tie-Line Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Tie-Line Functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Tie-Line Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

The Tie-Line Manager Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

How Tie-Line Manager Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Tie-Line Properties and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Mismatched Tie-Line Workarounds (1.7.4 and Earlier Software) . . . . . . . . 310

Tie-Line Manager System Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Tie-Line Manager Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Tie-Line Manager Screen Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Main Menu Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Redundant Tie Line Manager Configuration Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

System Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Route Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Tie Config Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Src Blocks Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Source Restrictions Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Rooms Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Tie Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Tie-Lines Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Configuring Tie-Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Tie-Line Manager Application Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Create Tie-Lines in the Router Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Configuring a New Tie-Line With Tie-Line Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Tie-Line Manager Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Section 8 — Additional OUI Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Local Router Panel (LRP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Local Router Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Local Router Panel Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Destination/Source Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Destination/Source Navigation Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Under Monitor Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Using the Basic Local Router Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

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Opening the Local Router Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Selecting a Destination and Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Finding Destinations and Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Breakaways (and Interlevels) Pane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Remote Control of the LRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Exiting the Local Router Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

LRP Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Source Aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

LRP Config Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Accessing Config Mode Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Setting up LRP Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Global Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Activating LRP Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

To Preview a Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Parking a Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Setting up Salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Interlevel Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Local Machine Control Panel (LMCP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Opening the LMCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Clip Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Creating a New Clip on a Video Disk Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Creating a New Clip on a VTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Loading a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Modifying and Saving Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Device Selection and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Setting Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Automatic Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Time Base Correction Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Using the Device Control Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Transport Control Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Cue Points Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Using the Cueing Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Ancillary Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Options Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Dubbing Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Clip Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

About Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

The LMCP Screen with Clip Assistant Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Clip Assistant Device Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Clip Assistant Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Acquiring Media By Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Exiting the Local Machine Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Memory of the LMCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Remote Control of the LMCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

LMPC Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Filer-Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Opening Filer-Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Multi-Domain Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

File-Maintenance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Filtering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

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Automatic Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Filter and Tag-Cats Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Logic Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Save Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Load Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Filer-Fax Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Pager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Overview of OmniPager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Opening OmniPager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Sending a Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Receiving a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

Replying To a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

FilerFax Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

Section 9 — System Manager Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Users Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Applications Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Engines Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Workstation Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Filing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

Groups Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Areas Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401

Domains Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

Install Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

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Preface

About This Manual

This Encore Configuration Manual is designed for facility engineers who are
involved in Encore system installation, configuration, and servicing.

Documentation Set

The basic Encore documentation set consists of:

• Installation and Service Manual,

• Configuration Manual,

• Control Panels Operation Manual, and

• Release Notes.

The Installation and Service Manual contains information about installing
Encore system hardware, maintaining Encore system components, and
configuring network communications used by the system.

The Configuration Manual contains detailed information about configuring
an Encore system to meet the needs of your facility. Background informa
tion about Encore system design is included, and a description of the
Encore Operator User Interface (OUI); which is used to configure, test, and
operate the system; is also provided.

The Control Panels Operation Manual provides operating information for the
control panels used with the Encore Control System.

The Release Notes contain information about new features and system
enhancements for a specific software version. Software installation proce
dures are also provided. Always review the Release Notes for your current
system software before you begin working with your Encore system.

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Preface

Additional Documentation

Documentation for various Encore system options is also available:

• Encore Salvo Editor Instruction Manual,

• Soft Panels Instruction Manual, and

• Visual Status Display Instruction Manual.

The NetConfig utility program is used to configure your Encore network

and install software:

• NetConfig Instruction Manual

Software engineering documentation, intended for third-party developers

and in-house software engineers, is also available:

• Routing Products Protocols Manual.

16 Encore — Configuration Manual

Encore System Overview

Encore System

Controller(s)

Encore

Serial Controller

VTRs

Profile VDRs

Acts As
Gateway
Between
EN 1 and

EN 2

Encore Operator

Workstation(s)

Notification via

Pager, E-mail

or Phone

Trinix Digital Video

Routing Matrix

Apex Digital Audio

Routing Matrix

Acappella

Remote Panels

Acappella

Routing Matrices

Encore Ethernet

Control Panels

PMB

48B

EDP

P32

UCP

MB8

P48

XY

BPS

Series 7000

Routing Matrices

SMS 7000

Control System

Concerto

Multi-Format

Routing Matrix

7500 WB Digital Video

Routing Matrix

7500 NB Digital Audio

Routing Matrix

NetCentral

SNMP Manager

Distributed Applications:

Serial Interface Options:

• System Manager

• Router Control

• Panel Servers

• Tie-Line Manager

Encore Engineering

Workstation

Windows GUI Applications:

Windows GUI Applications:

• Configuration

• Local Router Panel

• Local Machine Control Panel

• Router Status

• Local Router Panel

• Local Machine Control Panel

• Automation

• ES Switch/Jupiter

• 3rd Party Matrix/Tally

• Horizon Matrix

RS-422

Crosspoint Bus

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Encore Controller
with GSC Option

Encore Controller with

RS-422 Serial Option

75 Ω Coax

Series 7000

Control Panels

EN 1 Ethernet (Facility LAN) EN 2 Ethernet (Panel/Matrix LAN)

RS-422

Note This same Overview section is included in several Encore manuals. If you are

familiar with this material you can skip to the next section.

Introduction

The Encore system is an open, scalable platform for full router and facility
control. Featuring tight integration with Grass Valley router matrices,
third-party routers, automation systems, and other equipment, the Encore
system can consolidate media assets under a single, unified control system.

Figure 1. Encore Facility Control System

Section 1

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Section 1 — Encore System Overview

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The Encore system modular design lets broadcasters and other high­quality content creators select just the level of control they need. At its most
basic, the Encore system can configure and control the crosspoints of a
single routing matrix, but it can be expanded to control multiple matrices.

Controlled Hardware

Encore can control a wide range of Grass Valley routers including Trinix,
Apex, Concerto, Acappella, 7500 WB, and 7500 NB using Ethernet. Legacy
7000 Series and Horizon routers can be serially controlled. In addition,
Encore can control the popular Grass Valley Venus routers with a serial
interface to a VM-3000 protocol translator. A wide range of third party
routers can also be controlled through a number of supported serial inter
faces. Users can also add tally and machine control via Ethernet or serial
interfaces.

Encore System Controller Frame

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The two rack-unit Encore System Controller Frame supports up to two
System Controller Board (SCB) modules and two power supply modules
for redundancy. A standard Encore System Controller Frame is equipped
with one SCB and one power supply. All modules are front removable and
hot pluggable. Cooling is built into the frame so no external cooling units
are required.

Figure 2. Encore System Controller Frame

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Introduction

Power Supply Modules

Reset Buttons

System Controller Modules

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Slot 1

Slot 2

Slot 1

Slot 2

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J31
USB

J19J20J21

J29J30

GPIINGPI

OUT

J5J6J7

GSC 4 GSC 3 GSC 2 GSC 1 REF OUT SYNC 2 SYNC 1

CONSOLECONSOLE

J1J2J3J4

J16

J35

J51

C
O
M
1

C
O

M

2

J52

J53

E
N
1

E
N
2

J54

J36

J37

J38J39

SIO 45678321

J40J41J42J43J44J45J46J47J48J49J50

J17J18 J15J26J27J28

J32J33

GPIINGPI

OUT

J12J13J14

GSC 4 GSC 3 GSC 2 GSC 1 REF OUT SYNC 2 SYNC 1

J8J9J10J11

J23J24J25 J22

J34
USB

PS1

PS2

COL

LNK

LNK

COL

COL LNKLNK COL

J55

+

J56

C
O
M
1

C
O
M
2

J57

J58

E

N

1

E
N
2

J59

SIO 45678321

30-60V

130W; 3.7A

Serial In/Out

Connectors (8)

Com 1

Console Port

EN1

Ethernet Port

EN2

Ethernet Port

SCB Slot 2 Connectors

DC

Power

GPI In/Out

Connectors (2)

GSC BNCs (8) Sync

BNCs (4)

Com 2

Port

SCB Slot 1 Connectors

GPI In/Out

Connectors (2)

GSC BNCs (8) Sync

BNCs (4)

Serial In/Out

Connectors (8)

Com 1

Console Port

EN1

Ethernet Port

EN2

Ethernet Port

AC

Power

Com 2

Port

The System Controller Frame has two slots for SCBs and two slots for
Power Supply modules, located behind the front cover/air filter. Status
indicator LEDs and a reset button are located on each SCB (

Figure 3. System Controller and Power Supply Modules

Figure 3).

Cabling and power connectors are located on the rear of the System Con­troller Frame (Figure 4).

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Figure 4. System Controller Frame Rear View

Multiple Encore System Controller Frames can be used to support large
systems and to increase throughput by dividing tasks among the control
lers. SCBs in the same frame can be configured to control different hard­ware or to operate redundantly. An SCB in one frame can even operate
redundantly with an SCB in a different frame.

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Section 1 — Encore System Overview

Status 1

Destin ation 1

Pr eset

Level

Status 2

Destin ation 2

Status 3

Destin ation 3

Status 4

Destin ation 4

Status 5

Destin ation 5

Status 6

Destin ation 6

Status 7

Destin ation 7

Status 8

Destin ation 8

DestDest

IDID

LevelLevel SrcSrc

DestDest
PagePage

LevelLevel
PagePage

SrcSrc
PagePage

SalvoSalvo
PagePage

ChopChop

CECE

ClearClear

ShiftShift
A

PrevPrev NextNext

ProtProt

HoldHold

TakeTake

LoadLoad

ProtProt

HoldHold

TakeTake

LoadLoad

ProtProt

HoldHold

TakeTake

LoadLoad

ProtProt

HoldHold

TakeTake

LoadLoad

ProtProt

HoldHold

TakeTake

LoadLoad

ProtProt

HoldHold

TakeTake

LoadLoad

ProtProt

HoldHold

TakeTake

LoadLoad

ProtProt

HoldHold

TakeTake

LoadLoad

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Destin ation Status

ProtProt

Lvl 1Lvl 1

ChopChop

Lvl 2Lvl 2 Lvl 3Lvl 3

Lvl 5Lvl 5

NextNext

Lvl 6Lvl 6

Lvl 4Lvl 4

PrevPrev

All LvlsAll Lvls

ConfigConfig

TallyTally

IDID

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Grass ValleyGrass Valley

PROT CHOP

ID
TALLY
LEVEL

ALL

LVLS

LVL1LVL2LVL

3

LVL

4

LVL

6

LVL

5

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Control Panels

A wide variety of hardware control panels are available that can work
across the room or across the country via IP LAN/WAN connections. Many
Grass Valley legacy hardware control panels can also be used with optional
serial interfaces. Optional PC control panel software is also available that
emulates many of these hardware panels.

The control panel operator views and selects Sources and Destinations by
name and does not need to be concerned with the actual physical cabling
or numbers of inputs and outputs.

Two representative Encore control panels are illustrated below.

Figure 5. Encore Paging Multi Bus (PMB) Control Panel

Figure 6. Encore Button Per Source (BPS) Control Panel

An Acappella control panel and an SMS7000 control panel, both originally
developed for other routing systems but able to be configured to work with
Encore, are illustrated below.

Figure 7. Acappella 16x16 Remote Panel

Figure 8. SMS7000 P48 Control Panel

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Encore System Control Fundamentals

Distributed Control System

The Encore system uses a distributed control networked architecture.
Various Encore software components are installed on different hardware
locations to perform different tasks. This design provides extraordinary
system power and flexibility. Configuration files are downloaded over the
network to target devices, permitting rapid configuration changes while
the Encore system remains operational. User-specific system-wide access
privileges can also be established to restrict system control as appropriate.

Encore Database

Information vital to Encore system operation resides in a collection of data
files, collectively called the Encore database. These files model the routing
matrix hardware being controlled, name input Sources and output Destina
tions, determine matrix Levels, and specify the operational capabilities of
the control panels. The Encore database is created when the system is com
missioned and is typically maintained by facility engineering staff. The
Encore database resides on the same PC as the Sharer.

Introduction

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Sharer Application

The Sharer application automatically downloads configuration informa­tion to Encore system components when they are power up or reboot. The
Sharer application runs on a PC, and must be running when the Encore
system is configured. The Sharer does not need to be running to sustain
control panel operation. However, we recommend the Sharer application
run at all times, as this makes it easier to resume configuration procedures.

CAUTION An Encore system can have only one Sharer application running on the

network at any time. This is important to remember during software installa
tion, or if a notebook PC with the Sharer is moved to different locations.

Configuration PC

An Encore system is configured using a standard PC installed with the
appropriate Encore software. Once configured, Encore control panels will
be able to switch crosspoints on routing matrices even if the configuration
PC is turned off or disconnected from the network. Typically the configu
ration PC also has the Encore Sharer application installed, but this applica­tion can reside on any PC on the network.

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Section 1 — Encore System Overview

Sharer PC

The Sharer PC is the PC on which the Sharer is installed. Typically the con­figuration PC and Sharer PC are the same, but separate PCs can be used.

Routing Basics

Terminology

Area - An Area is a defined group of Sources and Destinations. Takes are

restricted to connecting Sources and Destinations within the same Area
(unless Tie-Lines are used). Defining multiple Areas makes it possible to
assign the same easily identifiable Source and Destination names (like
VTR_1, VTR_2) for use by different devices at different locations in the
facility.

Breakaway - A Take operation that switches a Source on at least one Level

that is different from the Sources selected on the other Levels.

Channel - The communication path used to control the crosspoint group by

the Router Control Engine over a selected protocol such as Serial or
Ethernet paths.

Chop - A variation of a Take command that alternately connects each of two

different Sources to a single Destination (flip-flopping) at a designated
switching rate (the chop rate).

Crosspoint - An electronic switch that allows a signal to pass from an input

to an output when the switch is closed.

Destination - The location to which Source signals are routed. A Destination

may include one or more outputs across multiple Levels.

Exclusion Set - User-determined set of items excluded from control by a par-

ticular control panel. Exclusion sets can be created for Areas, Destinations,
Levels, or Salvos. An exclusion set may be shared by more than one panel.

Flag - A parameter that can be set in a control panel template to control how

a panel operates.

Level - A grouping of signals of a particular type, such as digital video,

audio right, audio left, Red, Green, or Blue, etc. This grouping becomes an
independently controllable stratum of signals within a routing system.

Matrix - A configuration of potentially intersecting inputs and outputs. In

routing switchers, a matrix is signal switching hardware configured such
that any input may be switched to any output.

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Routing Basics

Preset - Selecting an item (for example a Source or Destination) in prepara-

tion for an action.

Protect - A control function that prevents control panels or devices from

changing the current Source selection for the specified Destination.

Salvo - A named, system-wide preset which, when executed, can change

crosspoints on multiple Destinations at the same time.

Source - An input signal or collection of input signals generally associated

with a particular device (like a VTR or DDR). A Source may contain signals
from multiple Levels.

Take - The direct, immediate switching of a different Source to a Destination.

The Take occurs during the vertical interval for a clean transition.

Template - A set of parameters that can be applied to a control panel’s con-

figuration. The same template can be applied to multiple panels.

Tally - A status acknowledgment returned to a control panel or terminal that

an operation has been executed. Typically this will light up a button, but a
Tally may report text (for example a Source name).

Tie-Line - A system tie-line is a physical connection used to give a Destina-

tion connected to the output of one matrix access to Sources connected to
the input of another matrix. A signal which passes through two or more
matrices; more specifically the path (consisting of one or more Tie Wires)
which links a Destination of one matrix to a Source of another matrix. A
local tie-line is a special type that has Sources and Destinations in the same
matrix, usually sending the signal out of the matrix for external processing.

Matrix Crosspoints and Levels Description

Each router matrix can be broken down into a number of switching
matrices. A single switching matrix controls the switching (or routing) of a
particular type of electrical signal (e.g. digital video, analog video, audio,
data, etc.). These different signal formats are referred to as Levels. When a
connection is made, a path is formed between a unique Source (logical
grouping of physical inputs) and a unique Destination (logical grouping of
physical outputs). The physical connection is accomplished using cros
spoint circuitry. Figure 9 illustrates how a single switching matrix operates.

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Section 1 — Encore System Overview

Outputs

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Inputs

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Figure 9. A Single Switching Matrix

Any of the 10 inputs (numbered 0 to 9) can be routed to any of the 10
outputs (numbered 0 to 9). One input can also be routed to more than one
output. All the possible routes are represented by the intersections of the
horizontal and vertical lines in the illustration. The points where the lines
meet (crosspoints) can be thought of as switches that allow the inputs to be
connected to the outputs. In this example, three crosspoints are on (as indi
cated by the X symbols), and the following routes are made:

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Sources and Destinations Description

• Input 2 is routed to Output 1 and Output 4.

• Input 7 is routed to Output 6.

Sources consist of input signals to the router, and Destinations are output
signals from the router. An individual Source or Destination may contain
more than one signal. For example, a Source may consist of a video and a
key signal; be separate Red, Green, and Blue video signals; or have a video
signal and several associated audio signals. Each signal type is considered
a Level. In general, a Source and Destination need to be configured with
same number and type of Levels in order for Takes connecting them to be
successful.

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Multi-Level Switching Description

All Level Take

An all Level Take switches the same input number on all Levels, to the con­trolled Destination, as shown in Figure 10.

Figure 10. Traditional All Level Take

Source Devices Routing Matrix

DVTR 1

Video Source A (VSA)

Audio Left Source A (ALSA)

Audio Right Source A (ARSA)

VSA

VSB

Video Level

VSA

Routing Basics

Destination Device

DVTR 3

Video Destination

Audio Left Destination

DVTR 2

Video Source B (VSB)

Audio Left Source B (ALSB)

Audio Right Source B (ARSB)

ALSA

ARSA

ALSB

ARSB

Audio Level

Breakaway Take

A Breakaway Take is performed by selecting a Source different from the
others (on at least one Level) to the controlled Destination. Breakaways
allow a Destination to use different Sources (

Figure 11. Breakaway Take

Source Devices Routing Matrix

DVTR 1

Video Source A (VSA)

Audio Left Source A (ALSA)

Audio Right Source A (ARSA)

VSA

VSB

Video Level

ALSA

ARSA

VSA

Audio Right Destination

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Figure 11).

Destination Device

DVTR 3

Video Destination

Audio Left Destination

Audio Right Destination

DVTR 2

Video Source B (VSB)

Audio Left Source B (ALSB)

Audio Right Source B (ARSB)

ALSA

ARSA

ALSB

ARSB

Audio Level

ALSB

ARSB

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Section 1 — Encore System Overview

Matrix 1
Sources

Routing Matrix 1

Matrix 1
Destinations

Tie-Line

Tie-Line

Tie-Line Source Name

Tie-Line

Source

Name

Tie-Line Source NameTie-Line Destination Name

Tie-Line Destination Name

Tie-Line
Destination
Name

Matrix 2
Sources

(One Hop)

(Second Hop)(First Hop)

Tie-Line

Routing Matrix 2

Matrix 2
Destinations

Matrix 3
Sources

Routing Matrix 3

Matrix 3
Destinations

Tie-Line Description

Tie-lines can be used to link different matrices, allowing Sources in one
matrix to be routed to Destinations in another matrix. Each tie-line has a
Source Name and a Destination Name that defines the signal path. A tie­line Source is actually a Destination of the first matrix, and the tie-line Des
tination is a Source of the second matrix. Routes that employ more than one
tie-line are called multi-hop tie-lines (

Figure 12. Tie-Lines

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Figure 12).

Once configured on an Encore system, actual tie-line operation is trans­parent to the operator. The Tie-Line Manager application automatically
creates and releases tie-line paths as needed.

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Encore Fundamentals

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Device HardwareDevice Hardware

EncoreEncore

DatabaseDatabase

Sharer ApplicationSharer Application

Other ApplicationsOther Applications

EncoreEncore
SystemSystem

ManagerManager

ApplicationApplication

Overview

The distributed control architecture of the Encore Control system offers
great flexibility and power. A basic understanding of this control architec
ture is beneficial for those responsible for installation and configuration.

System Functional Layers

One way to approach the Encore Control system is to think of it as a series
of layers. The Encore database is the core layer. Each layer above the data
base interacts only with adjacent layers, until the outermost hardware layer
is reached (

Figure 13).

Section 2

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Figure 13. Encore System Functional Layers

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Section 2 — Encore Fundamentals

The Encore database core contains information that identifies what a par­ticular Encore system consists of and its capabilities. The Sharer applica­tion’s layer shares this information with the various distributed Encore
system applications on the next higher layer. These other applications
(Router, Tie-Line Manager, Panel Server, etc.) use this database information
to control the hardware device components (Router Matrices, control
panels, etc.) residing on the outer device hardware layer. The System
Manager application spans all the layers. It is used to create the information
in the database, set up how it and other applications are accessed by users,
and establish the communications used to span the applications and hard
ware layers. The first time an Encore system is run, a special login applica­tion is used to access the System Manager.

Client/Server Architecture

The Encore system can also be viewed as consisting of various software
applications (including the applications described above) that run on
various hardware processors (called Engines). Engines can be Encore
System Controllers, or they may be networked PCs (called Stations, which
is short for workstation). The System Manager can be used to assign which
applications run on which engines. Some of these applications operate
using Client/Server techniques. For example, a Server application residing
on one Engine may provide information and processing resources to Client
applications running on different hardware components. In this way, infor
mation that needs to be shared with multiple Encore system components
can be managed effectively. An example of this structure is the Panel Server
application, which runs on an Encore System Controller and provides con
figuration information to multiple Encore control panels, and other sup­ported control panel models(Figure 14).

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Figure 14. Applications, Engines, Clients, and Servers

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Kalypso Video

Processor Frame

Engineering Workstation PC

(Engine)

(Engine)

Encore Database

Router Control

Application

System Manager

Server Application

Encore OUI

Client Application

Panel Server

Application

Different

Applications

can run on the

same Engine

Applications can

control multiple

hardware devices.

The same type of

Application can run

on different Engines

Sharer

Operator Workstation PC

(Engine)

(Engine)

Encore OUI

Client Application

Serial

Ethernet

VTR

Encore System Controller

(Hardware)

Panel Client

Router Control Panel

(Hardware)

Panel Client

Router Control Panel

(Hardware)

Panel Client

Router Control Panel

Profile VDR

VDRCS Server

Application

(Engine)

VSVC Server

Application

Encore

Serial Engine

Encore

Machine Control

Client Application

Router Matrix
Frame

(Hardware)

Router Client

Router Matrix
Frame

(Hardware)

Router Client

Network

Overview

The Client/Server architecture makes an Encore system scalable, from
small single purpose applications to huge facility wide installations. An
Encore system can even support multi-facility operations. Additions can be
made to an existing system by adding components without the need to re­engineer the rest of the system hardware. Processing workloads can be dis

System Communications During Normal Operation

tributed among various engines to prevent bottlenecks, and redundancy
can be incorporated for reliable operation.

When an operator presses a button on a control panel, a series of messages
are passed between client and server applications to accomplish the cros
spoint change and to update button tallies on all the affected Panels

Figure 15). In this example the Panel Server application and the Router

(
Control applications reside on a separate engines. If they reside on the same
engine, similar communications occur.

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Section 2 — Encore Fundamentals

Figure 15. Normal Operation Steps

1

Panel button pressed.

Router Control Panel

Panel Client

Encore System Controller

Panel Server

Application

3

8

Button tally

9

updated on
all panels.

Router Control Panel

2

Ethernet

Panel Client

Network

4

7

Router Control

Application

Encore System Controller

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Matrix changes

5

crosspoint.

Router Matrix
Frame

6

Router Client

The following steps are involved:

1. The operator presses a Source selector button for a Destination on a

control panel. The Panel button illuminates with a false tally.

2. The Panel sends a button press message to the Panel Server application.

3. The Panel Server interprets the message and sends a Source change

message for that Destination to the Router Control application.

4. The Router Control application interprets the message and sends a

crosspoint change message to the Router Matrix hardware.

5. The Router Matrix changes its crosspoint.

6. The Router Matrix sends a message reporting the new status of that

crosspoint to the Router Control application.

7. The Router Control application sends new Source status information

for that Destination to the Panel Server application.

8. The Panel Server application receives the new status and sends it to the

control panels.

9. All the affected control panels then change their button tally to reflect

the new status of the Destination. The false tally on the initiating control
panel changes to a true tally.

It can take up to four seconds to update all the control panel tally statuses
on a large Encore system. If the requested crosspoint change fails to occur,

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the false tally on the initiating control panel reverts to the actual Source
selection for that Destination after a time-out.

Distributed Configuration and Status Data

The Encore system’s varying hardware components and flexible capabili­ties means various types of configuration and status information are
required. This information specifies what the system does and how its com
ponents work together.

The Encore system employs a distributed database mechanism. A compre­hensive database exists that contains all the Encore system configuration
information. Portions of this principle database are then copied to various
Encore system components where it is needed. This allows the system to
continue normal operation even if the device storing the comprehensive
database goes off-line or is otherwise unavailable. This also allows an oper
ating Encore system to remain on-line while it is being re-configured. This
is especially powerful with control panels, which can be remotely reconfig
ured instantly to acquire different operating functions. Control panels also
automatically receive a default configuration (from previously defined
templates) as soon as they are added to the Encore network.

Overview

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With a distributed database, the various copies of the data must be synchro­nized. Various methods are used to accomplish this. In general, when an
Encore component is operating in Sharer mode, that means it is in sync
with the comprehensive database managed by the Sharer. If in Local mode,
the local database information is not being updated by the Sharer and so
may not be synchronized. Commands are available (Load, Save, Save As,
etc.) to force the synchronization of the database information.

Another important aspect of the Encore system is reporting accurate
system status information. The current status of the system (for example,
which Sources are routed to which Destinations), must be available to
many Encore components so they can display the correct Source and Des
tination names and tallies. Memory maps are used to for this purpose.
Memory map information cascades up from the Matrices for display on the
control panels.

Figure 16 illustrates the concept of a distributed database, templates, and

memory maps.

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Engineering Workstation PC

Defined Areas

Defined Engines

Defined Workstations

Defined Applications

User Logons

Permissions

Panel Templates

Levels

Destinations

Sources

Encore System database

System Manager

Sharer

Encore System Controller

Router Controller database

Templates

Template

Control Panel

Matrix database (one Matrix)

Panel Server database

Levels

Destinations

Sources

Global Memory Map
of Logical Source and
Destination Statuses

Destinations

Sources

Local Memory Map of
Physical Crosspoint
Statuses in this Matrix

Matrix database (one Matrix)

Destinations

Sources

Local Memory Map of
Physical Crosspoint
Statuses in this Matrix

Button Status,
Source, Destination,
and Level Names

Template

Control Panel

Button Status,
Source, Destination,
and Level Names

Template

Control Panel

Button Status,
Source, Destination,
and Level Names

System Manager configures
Users, Engines, Applications,
Permissions, etc.

Sharer manages distribution
of database information to
Encore system components

Levels

Destinations

Connections

Sources

Global Memory Map of
Physical Crosspoint
Statuses in controlled
Router Matrices

Router Controller Application Commands:

Modify: Saves Router database to the
Encore System database (via the Sharer)

Reload Database: Loads Encore System
database information to Router database

Re-Sync Router: Polls matrices and
synchronizes router memory map with
actual crosspoint statuses.

Re-Sync Matr

ix: Sends router memory map
to Matrices, changing crosspoint settings if
necessary to match.

Panel Server Application Commands:

Load Template: Loads selected
template for editing.

Save Template: Saves the edited
template.

Copy Template to Panel: Copies the
currently selected template to a
selected Control Panel

Copy Panel to Template: Copies the
settings of the curently selected
Control Panel to a selected Template.

Ethernet

Network

Figure 16. Encore Distributed Database Information

Automatic Detection of Database Match

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Encore 1.7.3 and newer software automatically detects whether the Sharer
and SCB flash memory have correctly matching databases, and automati
cally go to Sharer mode if they are identical.

If the Sharer shuts down on the network, each Router Controller and
Control Panel Server goes to
Controller or Control Panel Server detects the Sharer, they check the copy
of the database on the SCB Flash against the Sharer database. If the data
bases match, these applications automatically go back to Sharer filing mode.

Local filing mode. Now, whenever the Router

This check is also performed when the Router Controller or Control Panel
Server starts up. If the databases match, the Sharer database is not down
loaded, which significantly reduces the time delay to full operation.

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Redundancy

Mirror Master

Panel Server

Mirror Master

Router Controller

Primary SCB (left slot)

Mirror Slave
Panel Server

Power Supply #1

Power Supply #2

Mirror Slave

Router Controller

Backup SCB (right slot)

Encore System Controller Frame

Router Matrix Frame

Matrix

Controller #1

Matrix

Controller #2

Power Supply #1

Power Supply #2

Engineering Workstation PC

Encore System database

Sharer

Each power supply can
independently power
that entire frame.

When devices come
on-line their applications
receive configuration
information from
the Sharer.

Mirrored Master and Slave applications each hold a complete set of
configuration information for what they control.

Failure of one mirrored device immediately makes its twin take control.

Ethernet

Network

Router Control
Panel

Router Control
Panel

If the Sharer is not available
when an application comes
on-line, it will use its local
version of configuration
information.

If neither the Master or Mirror
Router Controller is available,
the Matrix retains its current
crosspoint

settings.

Overview

To ensure reliable Encore system operation, various forms of redundancy
are available. For example, System Controller frames can be equipped with
redundant power supplies. The power supply with the greatest load is
automatically used by the frame. Providing power from separate circuits to
each power supply helps ensure power to the frame will not be interrupted.

System Controller frame cans also be equipped with two System Controller
Boards (SCBs). Applications running on different SCBs can be configured
in Master/Slave pairs, such that if one SCB fails the applications on the
other SCB automatically take control without any interruption of system
operation. In Encore 1.7.3 and newer software, redundancy mode informa
tion is stored in the memory of the frame and validated. This ties redun­dancy mode settings to the frame slot, not the SCB. Applications can be
Master/Slave paired on SCBs in the same frame, or SCBs in different
frames can be used to provide even more robust redundancy. When SCB
redundancy is being used, the databases on both SCBs must remain syn

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chronized for proper operation should a change-over occur (Figure 17).

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Figure 17. Encore Redundancy

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Database Backups

The Encore system’s comprehensive database is an extremely important set
of information, since it supplies data to all the other system components.
This database can be backed up by copying the OMN directory and its col

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lection of subdirectories to a safe location. Doing this whenever the data
base changes is a recommended practice, since file corruption is a possi
bility with any computer hardware. Should the Encore database file set
become damaged, the backup database can be quickly reloaded to rapidly
restore full system configuration capabilities. Because of the distributed
database architecture, even if the comprehensive database file becomes
unusable the Encore system remains operational. Crosspoints will remain
at their current settings, and Source to Destination Takes continue to be
available from all operating hardware control panels or other control points
(Automation, Router Control, Soft Panels, etc.).

Encore Software Applications

An Encore system consist of a suite of software applications, all of which
are accessed through the Encore user interface.

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Local Applications

Local applications accessed from the Encore User Interface include:

• Start — User log-on button.

• Pager — Electronic messages between users.

• Filer — Database access window.

• Local Router Panel — Configurable full function software control panel.

• Local Machine Control Panel — Software machine control panel, requires
external engine.

Remote Applications

Remote applications are the backbone of the Encore system. Remote appli­cations are accessed by users once they log into the Encore system. Each
application authorized for that user appears as an additional button in the
Encore User Interface.

Control Panel Server Application

This application services up to 128 control panels. Through the Encore User
Interface, the user sets the personality of the control panels. The Control
Panel Server application also services all RCL clients, such as an M-2100
Master Control system, Kalypso Video Production Center, or a third-party
automation system.

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Router Control Application

This application receives switching requests from the Panel Server applica­tion and sends them to the Matrices for execution. Through the Encore User
Interface, the user establishes crosspoint functionality, such as Levels,
Sources, Destinations and protocol drivers.

Tie-Line Manager Application

This application controls the tie-lines in the system. Tie-lines provide trans­parent routing of signals between local matrix Levels and remote matrices.
Through the Encore User Interface, the user creates and manages tie-lines.

System Manager Application

The system administrator uses this application to set the permissions and
system access for all users. It is also used to configure the hardware sup
porting the Encore Control System software.

Encore Software Applications

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Encore OUI Description

Help Bar

Menu Bar

Task B ar

Local OUI Application Icons

Start-up /
Shut Down

Icon

Tiles Where Remote Application Icons Appear

Common Display Features

Encore Desktop

When you logon to the system, the Encore Desktop appears (Figure 18).

Figure 18. The Encore Desktop

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Section 3 — Encore OUI Description

Help Bar — As you move the mouse pointer around the

screen, the Help Bar displays information on the areas it
passes over.

Clock — Click the Clock in the top right corner of the

Desktop to show or hide the Menu Bar. The Menu Bar
appears to the right on the Desktop.

Title Box — The Title Box displays the name of the currently

active application. Click the Title Box to view the status
information your workstation.

Task Bar — When an application is open, its icon shows on

the Task Bar. To load an application, click its icon. You can
switch between applications by clicking different icons.

Menu Bar — The Menu Bar has an upper and a lower section.

The lowest button in the upper section acts as a heading for
the lower section. The buttons on the Menu Bar may be dif
ferent, depending on the application you’re viewing/using
at the moment.

There may be two types of buttons on the Menu Bar:

• Light-blue buttons represent categories; click one to
display a further level of options.

•Dark-blue buttons control a specific action.
The Menu Bar contents change depending on the cate­gory you select from the Main Menu.

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Buttons

Icons and Windows

Common Display Features

Indicator Button — An indicator button has an indicator

which changes color when you click the button. The indi
cator may be a small rectangle or the whole button.

Greyed-out Button — You cannot select greyed-out buttons.

Active Button — You can select a button that is not greyed out.

Re-Size Icon — Use the Re-size icon to alter the size of a

window. The icon is in the bottom right corner of the
window.

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To re-size a window, click the icon and drag the mouse
while holding the mouse button down.

To move a window without affecting the size, click-hold on
the window edge and drag the mouse.

Enter/Return Icon — Click this icon to confirm information

you enter. You can also use the
board for this purpose.

Eject Icon — Click this icon to close a window. This icon is

located in the top right corner of windows. You can also use
your keyboard

Esc key for the same purpose.

Alphanumeric Keypad — You can use the Alpha-

numeric Keypad to enter text and numbers.
Click the keys on the Keypad or use the key
board of your workstation.

Enter/Return key on your key-

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List Window — A List window contains a list of items which

you can search, view or select.

Click the Single Arrow icons ( ) to scroll up and
down the list by one line at a time

Click the Double Arrow icons ( ) to scroll up and
down the list by one page at a time

Click and move the green slider bar ( ) to scroll through
a list window.

If you press a character on your workstation keyboard, the
list scrolls until the first item that starts with that character
appears at the top. For example, press M to move to the first
item beginning with the letter M.

You can also use the arrow keys and the Page Up/ Page Down
keys on the keyboard to search.

Numeric Keypad — Use the Numeric Keypad to enter time

codes.

To enter time codes in frames, click the Frames button.

To enter time codes in hours, minutes, seconds and frames,
click the

Click the double arrow icons ( ) to the left of the
window to increase or decrease the time code in one­second steps.

Click the single arrow icons ( ) to the right of the
window to increase or decrease the time code by one frame
at a time.

Clicking the decimal point ( ) causes a colon (:) to appear
in the timecode display so that:

15 enters as 00:00:00:15 (15 frames)

15. enters as 00:00:15:00 (15 seconds)

15. enters as 00:15:00:00 (15 minutes)

To enter a Keypad number or function, click a key on the
Numeric Keypad graphic, or use your keyboard.

Use the keys to perform simple calculations.

Tcode button.

Copy To Clip Pad — Use the Copy To Clip Pad icon to copy text or

numbers to the

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Clip Pad list window.

Common Display Features

Retrieve From Clip Pad — Use the Retrieve From Clip Pad icon to

select the

Clip Pad — Use the Clip Pad to store useful information. To

retrieve a Clip Pad item, highlight it in the list window,
then click the

Clip Pad so that you can retrieve information.

Enter/Return icon.

Messages

Message Window (with options)

Dustbin icon — To remove an entry from the Clip Pad, high-

light the item and click the Dustbin icon.

A Message Window may appear when you are using an Encore applica­tion. The message may ask you to confirm an action by clicking one of the
buttons in the Window.

To continue, click a button; or, using your keyboard, press the first letter of
the button name (for example, press the
button).

Y key instead of clicking the Yes

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Figure 19. Message Window With Options

Message Window (without options)

If there are no options, click the window or press the Enter/Return key on
your keyboard.

Figure 20. Message Window Without Options

Selecting Options

You can usually select options in two ways:

• Double click the required option, or

• Click once to highlight the option, and then press the Enter/Return key on
your keyboard.

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Basic Procedures

This section describes how to:

• Logon to the OUI,

• Load an application,

• Request an application from another user, and

•Log off the OUI.

Logging onto the OUI

When you launch the OUI application on your workstation, the system dis­plays the OUI Logon Screen. From this screen you can logon to your OUI
workstation and load the applications you want to use.

1. Click the Start button on the right of the task bar. The Logging-On User

Basic Procedures

Identity Box appears.

2. Type y our User Identity (given to you by the System Administrator) into

the User ID Window; then press the

Return

icon.

You can use either your workstation keyboard or the on-screen Alpha­numeric Keypad. Type either upper or lower case characters — the ID
detector is not case-sensitive.

3. Type your password (given to you by the System Administrator); then

press the

Note Password entry is an optional feature, determined by the system configura-

A Welcome to Encore message is displayed, in addition to your user
information and any messages entered via the System Manager appli
cation or the System Administrator. Your User Name (or the first part
of it) appears on the
OUI applications are displayed on the Task Bar.

Enter/Return key or click the Enter/Return icon.

tion; a password-entry window appears only if the option is chosen. The
password is case-sensitive — you must type it exactly as it was given to you
by the System Administrator.

Start button. Icons that enable you to access local

Enter/Return key or click the Enter/

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Figure 21. Typical Log-On Welcome Screen

4. Press the Enter/Return key on the keyboard or click the Enter/Return icon. A

list of remotely configured (i.e., server-based) Encore applications is
displayed in the center of the screen.

Figure 22. Typical Select Application List

Note Before you can use a remote application, the necessary hardware and soft-

ware must be suitably configured and accessible (subject to routing arrange­ments and password) from your OUI workstation. Refer to your System
Administrator if you are having system-configuration problems.

Loading an Application

After you logon to the OUI workstation, you can load any available and
suitably configured Encore application programs.

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Loading a Local Application

The four OUI local applications are available at all times. To load an appli­cation, click its icon in the Task Bar. The icons are shown below with a brief
description of the application.

Local Machine Control Panel — Provides local control of devices

available on the Encore Network and information on the
status of selected devices.

Local Router Panel — Provides routing facilities between avail-

able Source and Destination devices.

Filer-Fax — Provides management facility for all clips on the

Encore system as it accesses the Sharer. It is used to filter and
select clips to load via the LMCP.

Basic Procedures

OmniPager — This application provides a messaging service

between all workstations on the Encore network.

Note You can load more than one local application. If you exit an application when

more than one is loaded, the screen reverts to the application previously dis
played. You can toggle between local applications by clicking the icons in the
Task Bar.

Loading a Remote Application

1. Click a blank button on the taskbar. A list of remote applications is

displayed (See
marked with a double arrow (>>).

2. If the application you require is available, double-click its name in the

list (or click once and then click the

Figure 22 on page 44); those that are available are

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Enter/Return icon).

Note If the application you require is not available, you must request it from

another user before you can load it (see

Another User on page 46)

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Requesting an Application from

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Once the remote application is loaded, its main screen is displayed and its
icon appears in the Task Bar. Refer to the application’s Reference Guide or
Tutorial for information on how to use it.

Note You can toggle between remote applications by clicking the icons in the Task

Requesting an Application from Another User

1. From the list of remote applications, select the one you require by

double clicking its name. (You know the application is in use since it is
not marked with a double chevron.) The Application Sharer Message
Screen is then displayed.

2. Click the Enter/Return icon to send a message to the current user,

requesting use of the application. The Message Screen disappears.

3. The other user acknowledges the Application Request Message by

clicking the
system sends you a message indicating that the application is available.

Bar.

Enter/Return icon. When the user exits the application, the

4. You can load the application as described in Loading a Remote

Application on page 45.

Figure 23. Typical Application Message Sharer Screen

Note If you do not need the application urgently, click the Eject icon - no Applica-

tion Request Message is sent.

Dropping an Application

1. Click the Title Box to display the OUI Station Status Window. The OUI

shows the application currently in use in the Application Area.

2. Click the Drop Application button. If more than one application is open,

then the OUI shows the last application used. Continue to click the

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button until you close the applications you want to.

Drop

3. Close the window by clicking the Eject button.

Figure 24. Application Section of the OUI Station Status Dialog Box

OUI Station Status Window

Basic Procedures

To display the OUI Station Status Window from the Encore Desktop, click
the Title Box.

Figure 25. OUI Station Status Window

The OUI Station Status Window has five areas:

OUI Station — The OUI displays the name of the workstation that you are

logged onto, its IP address and the version number of the OUI that is run
ning.

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Ancillary — This has two buttons, Memory and Options. Click the Memory button

to view memory-usage details. For more information about the
button, see

Touch Screen — This enables you to adjust the settings of an attached touch

screen.

Services — Click the buttons in this area to confirm that the Sharer and a spe-

cific engine are on-line.

Application — In this area, the OUI displays details of the remote application

currently highlighted on the Task Bar.

Ancillary Options

Figure 26. Ancillary Options

Options

Ancillary Options.

Click the appropriate button:

Prompts to help bar — Display error prompts and messages on

the Help Bar.

Swipe Menu Bar — Switch off the Menu Bar if it overlaps

other items on the screen. Otherwise, the OUI permanently
displays the Menu Bar. With the option chosen, you can
cause the Menu Bar to appear and disappear by clicking the
Clock in the top right corner of the Desktop.

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Basic Procedures

Number dialogues show days — Show time codes, if they are

longer than 24 hours, in the format days:hours:min
utes:seconds:frames. For example, 1:16:32:19:10. Other­wise, the system shows time codes as
hours:minutes:seconds:frames. For example, 40:32:19:10.

Enable direct text entry — Allows you to type entries directly

into fields in the OUI. When this feature is disabled,
clicking those same fields opens a separate dialog for data
entry.

Layout1, Layout2 — Choose different keyboard layouts. The

OUI displays a list of keyboard options.

ARC Serial, Serial Port 1, Serial Port 2 — Set up Encore hardware

devices on the serial ports of your workstation. The OUI
displays a list of hardware devices.

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Shortcut Key Editor

Use the Shortcut Key Editor to create and maintain shortcuts and macros.

• A shortcut is a single action you record to replay later.

• A macro is a sequence of actions you record to replay later.

You can replay shortcuts and macros as many times as you want.

To display the Editor from the Encore Desktop, follow these steps:

1. Click the Title Box. The OUI Station Status Window appears.

2. Click the Options button.

3. Click the Shortcut List button. The OUI displays the Shortcut Key Editor.

Shortcut List — Record one or more actions to replay later.

When you click this button, the OUI displays the Shortcut
Key Editor. See

Shortcut or Macro on page 51 for more details.

Shortcut Key Editor and How to Create a

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Figure 27. Shortcut Key Editor

The list on the left shows the shortcuts and macros currently assigned to
function keys.

Shortcut Key Editor Buttons

Use the Shortcut Key Editor buttons to perform tasks:

Shortcut List

Load — Load a shortcut list. The system displays shortcut lists from

which you can select the one you want to load. Note: The OUI saves this
setting when you switch off your workstation.

Save As — Save the current shortcut list with a new name.

Clear — Delete the current list.

Modify — Save changes to the list.

Shortcut

Current Shortcut — Assign a function key to a shortcut or macro.

New — Create a new shortcut or macro.

Delete — Delete the highlighted entry in the shortcut list.

Action

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Basic Procedures

Action — Change the name of the shortcut or macro. Warning: If you

change the name of a macro, make sure you change the name to that of
an existing macro.

New — Record a new shortcut or macro.

Macro — Load a previously saved macro. The OUI displays the cur-

rently loaded macros in the Shortcut list in the left of the window.

Details — Displays a list of the actions in a shortcut or macro.

How to Create a Shortcut or Macro

1. In the Shortcut Area, click the New button. A blank entry with the name

“None” appears in the Shortcut list on the left.

2. Click the Current Shortcut button. Enter the function key you want to

assign to the shortcut or macro (for example, F1, F2 etc.). Alternatively,
press the appropriate function key on your keyboard.

3. In the Action Area, click the New button. The system displays the Action

Box which has four buttons — from left to right,

Enter.

4. Click the Record button to start recording.

5. Perform the action (or actions) you want to record.

6. When you finish, press the Stop button.

Note If you want to replay your shortcut or macro to check it, press the Play

button.

7. When you are satisfied with your shortcut or macro, press the Enter/

button.

Return

8. Enter a description for your shortcut or macro.

Note If you performed more than one action, the system displays the Save Macro

Filer-Fax to allow you to save your sequence of actions as a macro. Click the
Name button and enter a name for your macro. Press the Enter/Return key;
then press the Save button.

9. In the Shortcut List Area, click the Modify button to save the shortcut or

Record, Stop, Play and

macro to the currently loaded list. To save the shortcut to a new list,
click the

Save As button.

Logging off the OUI

1. Click the Start button on the right of the Task Bar.

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2. The system displays a warning message.

3. Do one of the following:

4. Click YES (or press Y on your keyboard) to log off.

5. Click NO (or press N on your keyboard) if you do not want to log off.

6. Click HELP (or press H on your keyboard) if you require help.

7. If you select YES the system exits all the applications you have been

using, leaving remote applications free for other Users. The
workstation returns to the OUI Logon Screen.

Figure 28. Log Off Warning Message

CAUTION Before you turn off your workstation you must close down each remote

Encore application by selecting either the Disconnect or Drop Application
option to allow other Users access to those applications.

Changing the Size of Your Encore OUI

After you’ve installed Encore and its components and worked with the
Encore OUI for awhile, you may want to change the size of the OUI
window. For example, you may want change to or from using a touch
screen and therefore change the size of the buttons. To change the window
size on a Windows XP PC, follow these steps.

1. Right-click My Computer on your workstation desktop and choose

Properties, Advanced, Environment Variables. A window will appear as

shown in

Figure 29.

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Figure 29. Entering User Variables and Values

Basic Procedures

2. Select the Omni$WindowHeight and Omni$WindowWidth variables

and change them to an appropriate Windows value as noted in the table
below, being careful to maintain both values in the same column.

Table 1.

Variable 640x480 Values 800x600 Values 1024x768 Values

Omni$WindowHeight 480 600 768

Omni$WindowWidth 640 800 1024

3. Click the Set button after each entry to move it to the User Variables

scrolling list area.

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Section 4

Initial Encore System Setup

Overview

This section explains how to get a basic Encore system set up for the first
time. After your Encore system is functioning at this basic level, you will be
able to modify its configuration to meet the specific requirements of your
facility, adding the necessary additional components.

The example Encore system described here consists of:

• one Encore System Controller frame with redundant SCBs,

• a small number of Encore control panels,

• a user supplied PC used for configuration, and

• two user supplied Ethernet switches and associated Cat 5 cabling.

The initial system setup steps include:

1. Create an isolated Encore network with default IP addresses,

2. Install Encore software on your Sharer PC, which you will also use to

configure your system,

3. During Encore software installation you can load the Encore default

database (recommended for first time installations),

CAUTION If you are working on an existing Encore system, do NOT install the default

database. Information on manual configuration is presented at the end of this
section.

4. Resolve any duplicate IP addresses, and

5. Test Encore system communication and control panel tally, using the

dummy matrix included with the default database.

After Encore system communication has been tested, you can then save its
configuration to make it fully operational. This will include changing the
IP addresses (if necessary), adding any additional System Controller
frames, adding and configuring the Matrix frame(s), and adding and con
figuring control panels. These added steps are covered later in this manual.

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PC Requirements

A customer supplied PC is used for software installation and initial system
configuration. This PC must meet the following minimum requirements:

•2 Ghz CPU

•512MB RAM

• 40GB hard drive

• 250MB free hard disk space

• Monitor with 1024x768 resolution

• 100BaseT Ethernet Network Interface Card

• Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2)

• Logged in with Administrator-level privileges for the local machine

• Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later

Initial Setup Using Default Database

What The Encore Default Database Does

The default database contains settings that allows a basic Encore system
with default IPs to be quickly and easily tested for successful system com
munications. Installing the default database will:

• Register a Sharer PC with an Encore default IP address as a worksta­tion,

• Registers a user (SYS) to permit Encore system configuration,

• Registers both a primary and a backup Encore System Controller (SCB)
as Engines,

• Specifies the SCBs will each run the Router Control and Panel Server
applications in Master/Mirror mode, and

• Specifies the use of a Dummy Matrix that simulates router hardware.

If the Encore default database is not installed, the above steps will need to
be accomplished manually.

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Create Default Encore Network

Default IP Addresses

Sharer PC

Encore system components ship with default IP addresses. To use these
default settings, the PC you use to configure your Encore system will also
run the Sharer and need to have the following settings:

Table 2. Sharer PC IP Addresses

Encore Sharer PC

Ethernet IP Address 192.168.0.102

Ethernet Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

Ethernet Gateway 192.168.0.100

a

PC Ethernet Gateway must match Encore Master Controller Ethernet1 IP Address

Your Sharer PC will also need the following settings if you are using it on
an isolated network:

Initial Setup Using Default Database

a

• Ensure MS Firewall turned off.

• Internet Explorer is configured correctly, and

• Internet Explorer proxy server must be disabled.

Encore System Controllers

An Encore System Controller ships with the following default IP addresses,
and these addresses are included in the Encore default database:

Table 3. Encore System Controller (SCB) Default IP Addresses

Encore Controller 1 (master) Encore Controller 2 (mirror)

System Name SCB-1A SCB-1B

Ethernet1 IP Address 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.101

Ethernet1 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0

Ethernet1 Gateway N/A N/A

Ethernet2 IP Address 192.168.1.1

Ethernet2 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0

Ethernet2 Gateway 192.168.1.1

a

Ethernet2 IP Address must match Ethernet2 Gateway address for that Encore Controller.

a

a

192.168.1.2

192.168.1.2

a

a

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Encore Control Panels

Encore control panels supplied in the same order will typically be set at the
factory with ascending IP addresses. Duplicate panel IP addresses are pos
sible, however, especially if panels are shipped separately:

Table 4. Encore Control Panel Default IP Addresses

First Encore Control Panel Additional Encore Control Panels

Ethernet IP Address 192.168.1.61 increment by 1 (e.g. 192.168.1.62)

Ethernet Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 same

Ethernet Gateway 192.168.1.1

a

Control Panel Ethernet Gateway must match Encore Master Controller Ethernet2 IP Address

Network Cabling

An Encore system actually uses two networks. One network is used for
router matrices and control panels. The other is used for system wide con
trol, system configuration, control of additional devices, and facility inte­gration. In the example shown in Figure 30 two Ethernet switches are used,
but variations are possible, including the use of a single managed switch.
Ethernet hubs are not supported. Refer to the separate Encore Installation
and Service Manual for more information.

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a

same

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Encore Control Panels

PMB

48B

BPS

XY

Figure 30. Encore Network Cabling

Encore System Controller Frame

Ethernet Switches: 10/100BaseT
Matrices and Control Panels: 10/100BaseT
Encore Control Frame: 100BaseT

Ethernet Switch

= Category 5 Ethernet cable

Ethernet Switch

8531_06r0

PC-compatible

w/Encore OUI and Sharer

(only 1 Sharer per system)

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Initial Setup Using Default Database

Install Encore Software (including NetConfig) on PC

Note Detailed instructions for updating the software of an existing Encore system

are presented in the separate Encore Release Notes. The procedure below is
intended for first time Encore installations.

1. Quit all programs on the configuration PC and disable any virus

protection programs or firewalls. You will need administrator
privileges and any appropriate passwords for your PC.

2. Insert the Encore System Software CD into the PC. If the Installation

Program doesn’t start up automatically, double-click
CD.

3. Follow all the instructions displayed on the screens that appear,

choosing the default settings.

4. When the Select Encore Components Screen appears, the Default

Database box may not be selected (as shown on the left of

Figure 31. Select Encore Components Screen

Setup.exe on the

Figure 31).

5. Because you are installing a completely new Encore system, select the

Factory Default OMN Database checkboxes, and make sure the Encore Utilities

is also selected (which installs NetConfig). You can safely check all the
other boxes on this screen. To save disk space on your PC, if you know
the system will not control a specific matrix type (Concerto, 7500,
Trinix) you can uncheck the boxes for unused hardware.

CAUTION If you are working on an existing Encore system, do NOT install the default

database. This overwrites your existing configuration. To update Encore soft
ware follow the procedures in the separate Encore Release Notes.

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6. Continue following the instructions on the screens displayed, selecting

the defaults, and then run the software installation.

7. After the first set of files are transferred, a screen appears asking you to

confirm the IP address of the Sharer Network. The IP address of the
network interface cards (NIC) in use on that PC will be listed. If
multiple NICs are installed you must select the one that will be used by
Encore (it should have the 192.168.0.102 default IP address).

8. Complete the software installation, allowing time for the remaining

files to be copied to the PC.

When complete, your PC will have all the Encore software and utility pro­grams (including NetConfig) required for system configuration and opera­tion.

If you were updating software on an existing Encore system, at this time
you would need to load the new software to the system devices using your
PC and NetConfig. For this initial system setup procedure we assume the
latest software has already been loaded on the System Controllers and
control panels, but we will check the versions to make sure.

Verify System Components with NetConfig

About NetConfig

NetConfig is a multipurpose software utility for managing Grass Valley
devices. Refer to the separate NetConfig Instruction Manual for additional
information.

Launch NetConfig

The latest version of NetConfig is included on the Encore Software CD,
and is installed on a PC by choosing the
software installation a shortcut to NetConfig (as shown on the left) is auto
matically installed on the PC desktop.

1. Double click on the NetConfig shortcut icon to launch the application.

Encore Utilities checkbox. During

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2. The NetConfig screen will appear (Figure 32).

Figure 32. NetConfig Screen

Confirm Component Settings

3. Select the IP View tab at the top of the NetConfig screen if it is not already

selected, then click on
the configuration PC along with its IP address will appear. Click on the
box beside it to open a hierarchy display of the devices NetConfig has
discovered on the network (

IP View on the left side of the screen. The name of

Figure 33).

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Figure 33. NetConfig IP View with Default Encore Devices

4. Clicking on the name of a device opens a web page for that device on

the right side of the screen (
versions and IP addresses of that device by clicking on links on the page
(

System Controller Description or System Controller Network for example).

Figure 34). You can check the software

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Figure 34. Encore System Controller Web Page

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5. Confirm that the correct version of software is installed on all the

Encore devices. If older software is found, those devices should be
updated. Compatible versions of software should be present on all
devices on the network. Refer to the separate Encore Release Notes for the
latest software update procedures.

Duplicate IP Addresses

Devices with duplicate IP addresses cannot reside on the same network.
This can occur if new devices with the same factory default IP addresses are
installed. Resolving duplicate IP addresses is easily accomplished with
NetConfig.

1. If a device is installed on the network with the same IP address as

another device, when the new device is discovered a warning message
will be displayed. The IP View will also show the two devices with the
same address with an IP symbol as shown in

Figure 35.

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Set IP button

Figure 35. Devices with Duplicate IP Addresses

To Resolve Duplicate IP Addresses:

1. Select the NetConfig Set IP icon on the toolbar or the Device IP

Addresses in the Configure pull-down.

Figure 36. Set IP

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2. Highlight one of the devices with a duplicate IP address (Figure 37).

Figure 37. Duplicate IP Device Selected

3. Click Edit, then change the last octet of the device’s IP address to be

unique. The first three octets of all the IP addresses generally must be
identical, so all the devices are on the same network.

Figure 38. Change IP

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4. Click OK, then click on Apply Changes. The device resets and the new IP

address will then be reported in the left pane of the NetConfig screen.

Note To identify a specific remote panel when several are connected, right-click on

the panel in the NetConfig hierarchy display and choose Identify Device. That
panel’s buttons will flash.

Specify System Controller Applications

Each Encore System Controller needs to also be configured on its web page
to load the applications it will be using. For this initial setup, the System
Controllers need to be configured to load and run the Panel Server and
Router Control applications. These may already be set at the factory but
you should check these settings.

Slot 1 (Left) SCB

1. Find and double-click the System Controller in the left pane of the

NetConfig window with IP 192.168.0.100.

2. When the home page for the device opens in the right pane of the

NetConfig window, click the

3. When the Application Configuration page opens, confirm that the

Panel Server application and Router Engine boxes are checked
(

Figure 39).

Application Configuration link.

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Figure 39. The System Controller Application Configuration Page

4. If those boxes do not have marks, check them and also check the Reboot

box. This will make the System Controller reboot to update it with its
new applications.

5. Click the Update configuration button to reboot the SCB and enact the

changes.

Slot 2 (Right) SCB

Find and double-click the System Controller in the left pane of the Net­Config window with IP 192.168.0.101 and repeat the steps above, if neces­sary, to specify the Router Control and Panel Server applications.

Initialize the Encore System

You can now launch the Encore applications on the configuration (Sharer)
PC that are required to run the system.

1. Run the Watchdog application by clicking on its (desktop icon. This

launches the Sharer application and ensures it keeps running.

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Note When the Sharer Watchdog program is launched it detects whether a Sharer

is already running on the network, and if found terminates the launch with the
message Sharer is already running on the network at IP ADDRESS.

Note Always launch the Sharer with the Watchdog application, not directly, to

ensure the Quick CPS Salvo Startup feature is active (see

2. Run the System Manager application by clicking its icon on the desktop

Figure 40). After the application launches you can minimize (but do

(
not close) the System Manager window.

Figure 40. System Manager Application Window

page 213).

3. The Windows task bar should now indicate all the open applications.

Figure 41. System Manager Application Window

4. Now reset both SCBs by pushing the reset button of each controller.

This will make each SCB acquire its default configuration from the
Sharer running on the PC. All the control panels will also be sent
default configurations.

Figure 42. System Manager Application Window

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SCB Reset Buttons

(on top of board below handle)

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5. The control panels should now have illuminated tally buttons, and

panels with displays will probably report VTR1 (which is the name of
the first Source and Destination in the default database).

Your Encore system should now be ready for its initial test.

Test Initial System Functionality

1. With two control panels operating and the same Destination selected

on both panels, push a new Source button on a panel. The button tally
lamp should change on both panels to reflect the newly selected Source
on the dummy matrix.

2. Gently pull the Slot 1 SCB on the left out of its slot a few inches so its

indicator lights go off. This disables the Master Panel Server and Router
Control applications, but the Mirrors of those applications running on
the other SCB should automatically take over.

3. Again, select a new Source buttons on a control panel. The tally lamps

should change the same as before.

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4. Gently reinsert the SCB fully into its slot.

This confirms that all the Encore system components are communicating
and ready for further configuration.

Confirm Master/Mirror Sync Operation

You can check that the Master and Mirror applications are properly in sync
using the Encore OUI.

1. Launch the Encore OUI by clicking on its icon on the desktop.

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2. Log on to the OUI by clicking on the Start button on the lower right side

of the screen and entering

Figure 43. Encore Log On

sys (the default user ID) (Figure 43).

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3. The Welcome to Encore screen appears. Click on an empty button at the

bottom of the screen, and select
that application (

Figure 44. Selecting the Router Controller 1 Application

Figure 44).

Router Controller 1 from the list to launch

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4. Select Config on the right side of the screen. Confirm that the filing mode

is

Sharer and its Redundancy Mode is Mirror Master (Figure 45).

Figure 45. Router Controller 1 Initial Configuration Screen

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5. Click on another empty button, select Router Controller 2, select Config, and

confirm that its filing mode is

Slave

(Figure 46).

Figure 46. Router Controller 2 Initial Configuration Screen

Sharer and its Redundancy Mode is Mirror

This confirms both Router Control applications are operating correctly.

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6. Click on another empty button, select Control Panel Server 1, select

Panel Server, and confirm that its filing mode is Sharer, its status is In Sync,

and Redundancy Mode is

Figure 47. Control Panel Server 1 Initial Configuration Screen

Mirror Master (Figure 47).

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7. Click on another empty button, select Control Panel Server 2, select

Panel Server, and confirm that its filing mode is Sharer, its status is In Sync,

and Redundancy Mode is

Figure 48. Control Panel Server 2 Initial Configuration Screen

Mirror Slave (Figure 48).

This confirms that both Panel Servers are operating correctly.

Note If the control panels do not tally or a filing mode of Local is reported, a

problem exists in the default configuration that should be resolved before
proceeding further. Contact Grass Valley Customer Support for assistance.

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Manual Initial System Setup (Without Default Database)

Installing the default database is not required to get an Encore system con­figured for the first time, but some additional steps will be necessary.
Avoiding the default database allows you to use non-default IP addresses
from the very start of the installation, which makes it possible to install the
Encore system onto an existing network.

Differences in this procedure from that used with the default database
include:

• The Special Application is required to logon to the Encore system,

• The Encore applications need to be registered, and

• Engines, Stations, and Users will be added manually.

Note These procedures are for a single Area system, using the Default Area. If you

have more than one Area, see

Multiple Area Encore Systems on page 91.

Preparation

Create Network

Load Software

1. Connect the Encore devices together on the network in a manner

similar to that described earlier (see

page 57), using two Ethernet switches. You will need to know the IP

addresses of the Encore Sharer PC, all the Encore workstations, and all
the Encore devices on the network.

CAUTION Acappella frame redundant operation employs consecutive IP addresses. The

next higher frame IP address is reserved for this purpose and cannot be
assigned to another device on the network, even if the system is not oper
ating redundantly. Serious system communications problems can occur if
this next higher Acappella frame IP address is used on the network.

2. Load the Encore software onto the configuration PC using the same

procedure described earlier (see

NetConfig) on PC on page 59).

Create Default Encore Network on

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Install Encore Software (including

System Controller Applications

3. Identify what applications the System Controller will load and run,

using the same procedure described earlier (see

Controller Applications on page 66). If you will be using Tieline Manager,

make sure that application is also selected.

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Initialize the System

4. Initialize the system using the same procedure described earlier (see

Initialize the Encore System on page 67).

Logging On Using Special Application

Note Without a default database in place, a slightly different log on procedure is

required, which employs the Shift key.

Figure 49. The Initial Encore OUI Desktop

5. Hold down the left Shift key and click the Start button in the bottom right

corner of the window.

6. Select Special Application in the Choose an Application list window

Figure 50) which appears, then click the Enter/Return button in the

(
bottom right corner of the list window.

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Figure 50. Special Application List Window

7. When the Machine address window (Figure 51) appears, type the IP

address of your configuration PC and click the Enter/Return key in the
Machine address window.

Figure 51. Machine Address Window

8. When the Choose an Application list window (Figure 52) reappears,

select !App_MAN3 and click the Enter/Return button in the bottom right
corner of the list window.

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Figure 52. Special Choose an Application List Window

9. When you’re prompted to enter a user ID, select any existing

character(s) and replace them with

Enter/Return.

sys in the user ID field, then press

Figure 53. Enter User ID Window

10. The System Manager window appears (Figure 54).

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Figure 54. System Manager Window

Registering Your Applications

11. On the System Manager window, click the Applications button in the

Main Menu section.

12. Click the Add button at the bottom left of the Application details

window (

Figure 55) which appears.

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Figure 55. Application Details Window

13. When the Enter New Application Executable Name window appears,

type the application’s executable name,

Enter/Return key.

14. When the Enter new application name window appears, type Router

Control

This entry becomes the application name users will see in the Select

Application

cation.

15. When the Application details window appears displaying the

Exe(cutable) Name and Application Name you entered in

Step 14 respectively, click in the Display Name field and type Rtr Cntrl

in the Enter new text window.

The Display Name will be the name you see in both the Title Box and
the Task Bar when you’re running the application.

16. Press the Enter key to finalize your entry and dismiss the Application

Details window.

17. Click the All Areas button to make the application you’re registering

available in all Areas.

, and press the Enter/Return key.

list window in the future when they want to launch an appli-

!APP_Route, and click the

Step 13 and

Note If you have more than one Area in your system, see Multiple Area Encore

Systems on page 91.

18. Click the Save button to save your entries.

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19. Repeat Step 12 through Step 18, substituting the executable,

application, and display names for each of your remaining applications
as indicated in

Table 5. Software Executable, Application, and Display Names

Tab le 5.

20. When you’re done adding applications, remember to click the Save

Adding Engines

Once you’ve registered the application(s) you want to run somewhere in
the Encore environment, you must identify the engine(s), host(s), or
server(s) which will run those applications. For example, an Encore System
Controller always runs the Control Panel Server application, but it is fre
quently also the engine running the Tie-Line Manager applications. The
Sharer PC is always the engine running the System Manager application,
but other applications may run on it as well. Remember, however, that
Encore’s system architecture allows you to distribute applications among
multiple engines to balance the load.

Full Name

Control Panel Server !APP_CPServer Control Panel Server CP Svr

System Manager !APP_Man3 System Manager Mgr Svc

Tie-Line Management !APP_TLM Tie-Line Manager TLM

button, then click the

User Can’t Change User Can Change With System Manager

EXE Name Application Name Display Name

Main Menu button on the Menu Bar to return to the

Main window in System Manager.

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Follow these steps to add engines.

Note Before you proceed, you’ll need to know the IP address of the engine(s) you

want to add.

21. From System Manager click the Engines button on the Main Menu. The

Engines window appears (

Figure 56).

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Figure 56. Engines Window

Manual Initial System Setup (Without Default Database)

22. Click the Add button in the bottom left corner of the window.

23. When the Enter new engine IP address window (Figure 57) appears, type

the IP number of the engine you’re adding and press Enter/Return.

Figure 57. Entering the Engine IP Address.

24. In the Enter new engine name window which appears, type the name you

want to call the engine and press

For example, in the case of a System Controller (a single board com­puter in the Encore frame), you might want to call it SysCntrl-1.

Enter/Return.

25. Back in the Engines window click the Platform field and choose the type

of engine from the

Return button.

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Figure 58. Selecting the Platform of the Device

In the case of a system controller, choose Engine (VxWorks).
If you’re running everything on a PC, choose Engine (MS Windows).

26. Click the All Areas button in the Availability portion of the window to

make the engine and the applications it’s running available in all Areas.

Note If you have more than one Area in your system, see Multiple Area Encore

Systems on page 91.

27. Now click the Add app. button beneath the Useable applications scrolling

list.

28. In the Select application(s) to add to list window which appears, select all of

the applications you want this engine to run.

In the case of a System Controller, you must run the Control Panel
Server application on it. You may also want to run Router Control and
Tie-Line Manager on this engine or distribute them on other engines in
your system.

29. Once you’ve selected all of the applications you want this engine to run,

click the
in the Usable applications list in the top right portion of the Engines
window.

30. Click the Save button to save your changes.

31. If you want to add more engines, repeat Step 21 throughStep 30.

32. Click the Main Menu button to return to System Manager’s main

window.

Return button and the applications you’ve chosen will appear

Adding Stations

Use this procedure to add workstations to your Encore environment. You
must have at least one workstation — even if it’s also the configuration PC

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— on your Encore network. As you might guess, these additional worksta­tions will be able to run the applications you assign to them, but will not be
able to run administrative tools or perform administrative tasks. Average,
day-to-day operations should be performed from a workstation.

33. From within System Manager and logged in as an administrator, click

the

Stations button on the Main Menu. The Stations window which

appears (

Figure 59. Stations Window

Figure 59).

34. Click the Add button in the bottom left corner of the window.

35. When the Enter new station IP address window (Figure 57) appears, type

the IP number of the workstation you’re adding and press Enter/Return.

Figure 60. Entering the Engine IP Address.

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36. In the Enter new station name window which appears, type the name you

want to call the workstation and press

For example, you may want to name the workstation by it’s physical
location (e.g. Suite A) or it’s function (e.g. Technical Director).

37. Back in the Stations window click the Platform field and choose the type

of engine from the

Return button.

Figure 61. Selecting the Platform of the Device

Enter/Return.

Select platform of device list window, then click the

In the case of a system controller, choose Engine (VxWorks).
If you’re running everything on a PC, choose Engine (MS Windows).

38. Click the Public button in the Availability portion of the window to

make the engine and the applications it’s running available to
everyone.

39. Now click the Add app. button.

40. In the Select application(s) to add to list window which appears, select all of

the applications you want this engine to run.

In the case of a system controller, you must run the Control Panel Server
application on it. You may also want to run Router Control and Tie-Line
Manager on this engine or distribute them on other engines in your
system.

41. Once you’ve selected all of the applications you want this engine to run,

click the
in the Usable applications list in the top right portion of the Engines
window.

42. Click the Save button to save your changes.

43. If you want to add more workstations, repeat Step 33 through Step 42.

Return button and the applications you’ve chosen will appear

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Adding Users

Manual Initial System Setup (Without Default Database)

In addition to adding engines and stations, you must add users to your
Encore system. This procedure allows you to assign their privileges, the
applications they can use, and the Areas they can “see.”

44. From within System Manager, and logged in as an administrator, click

the

Users button on the Main Menu. The Users window appears

Figure 62).

(

Figure 62. Users Window

45. Click the Add button in the bottom left corner of the window.

46. In the Enter new user name window which appears, type the name you

want and press

47. Back in the Users window, click the Add app. button.

48. In the Select application(s) to add to list window which appears, select all of

the applications you want this user to be able to use.

49. Once you’ve selected all of the applications you want this user to use,

click the
in the Usable applications list in the top right portion of the Users
window.

50. Click the Save button to save your changes.

If you want to add more users, repeat Step 44 through Step 50.

Return button and the applications you’ve chosen will appear

Enter/Return.

You Encore system should now be ready for additional configuration.

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Full System Configuration Preparation

Once your basic Encore configuration is complete, you can proceed to con­figuring the entire system to meet your specific needs. This will include
interfacing your router hardware frames (Concerto or Trinix, for example)
and configuring your control panels.

Advance preparation is advised, due to the complexity of routing systems,
and the importance of this vital part of your facility’s infrastructure.

Suggested preparations include:

• Define your Encore system topology, components, and functionality. If
you plan to use more than one Encore Area, this fact should be identi
fied from the very start (see Multiple Area Encore Systems on page 91).

• Plan your network and system workload distribution.

• Make a list of all the IP addresses involved, and keep the list up to date.

• If you need to change default IP addresses, do so systematically using
NetConfig. Change the PC that runs the Sharer first, then change the IPs
of the other Encore devices as needed to match. You can use Ping to test
lower level network communications if necessary once the IPs have
been set.

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• Establish naming conventions. For example, if multiple Areas exist you
may want to include an Area number as part of the Source and Desti
nation names.

• Prepare written lists of all Areas, Levels, Sources, Destinations, etc.

• Prepare written lists of the control panel names, and carefully define
what each panel’s capabilities should be. (For example, what Sources
and Destinations should be accessible?) Templates can be used to apply
the same configuration to multiple panels.

For very large Encore routing systems, or for interfacing with external
routing systems, additional configuration steps may be required that are
outside the scope of this manual. Contact Grass Valley Customer Support
or a third-party system integrator for assistance.

Redundancy Operation

When an Encore system is operating with redundant components (mir­rored SCBs) the two controllers should be in sync. This can be checked
using the CP Server application’s configuration windows in the Sync Status
sub-window.

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You may see brief “no sync” messages. It means that the panel servers are
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chronizing themselves. System redundancy is still functional under these
conditions.

If a “no sync” state persists, the Panel Network configurations should be
checked to make sure that all the panels have correct values for Primary
and Secondary Panel Server IP addresses. Panel communications to both
servers is easily verified by looking at the Panel Description Web page at
the current primary server status and current secondary server status. Both
should report “Server Comm OK.”

If there is a “No Mirror” indication, then the opposite controller is offline or
not working properly and should be checked.

One way to verify proper fail-over behavior is to take the Panel Server
offline using the OUI. The other controller should assume control and
allow normal switching to continue.

SCB Frame Count Server

Encore 1.7.3 and newer software includes a frame count server. This elimi­nates the need to connect common VITC to redundant SCBs for synchro­nized Takes.

Redundancy Operation

Note Automation clients require VITC to perform timed Takes.

The Frame Count Server feature works by having one SCB broadcast a ref­erence count, and all other SCBs synchronize to it. Since all the SCBs use a
common reference count, they can be configured and operated as redun
dant pairs without VITC. In case of failure of the server SCB, another SCB
takes over broadcasting the reference count.

If VITC is provided to a system running with the Frame Count Server
enabled, the Frame Count Server and client software within the SCBs auto
matically go to sleep and use VITC for synchronizing Take operations.

To operate an Encore system with Router Controller and Control Panel
Server redundancy without VITC embedded in the reference signal, follow
the steps below.

1. Go to the web page of Encore SCB (you can use NetConfig). Go to the

Date, Time, and Frame Count Configuration. Enable the Frame Count Server.

Repeat this step for each of the SCBs in the network.

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2. If you have Concerto or Acappella matrices controlled by the

redundant Encore SCBs above, their equivalent internal reference
mechanisms must be turned off so they don’t conflict. Go to the web
pages of Concerto and Acappella matrices and do the following:

• For Acappella, go to the Reference Config page and in the Reference

Time Server

• For Concerto, go to the Reference Config page and in the Frame Count

Server

Note All SCBs and all controlled Matrices must have their Frame Count Server set-

tings set properly for non-VITC operation synchronized Takes.

Reference count mode changes are immediate (no reset is required). Once
enabled the reference count status is reported on the screen (e.g. Client).

Redundancy Requirements and Notes

• Each redundant Encore application pair must execute in a System Con­troller set defined as a mirrored pair in either the same or different
System Controller frames.

section disable the Broadcast field rate time reference option.

section disable the Broadcast frame count option.

• Redundant pair System Controller Boards (SCBs) must be configured
identically regarding system configuration and executing applications
and must be executing the same revision application software.

• All configuration tasks (except redundancy configuration) must be
done from the master.

• The CP Server should be taken offline prior to making any changes to
redundancy parameters. The changes will come into effect only when
the CP Server is turned online again or when the CP Server or the SCB
is re-started.

• If a CP Server is turned offline and re-started without turning it online,
the CP Server will come up in offline mode.

• Copy Master to Mirror and Copy Mirror to Master operations can be
initiated from the OUI of the master only.

• Copy Master to Mirror and Copy Mirror to Master operations can be
performed when either the master or the mirror or both are offline.

• A CP Server configured as mirror should not be promoted to master
mode if the current master CP Server is online. This can be done only
after making sure that the current master CP Server is reconfigured
either as a mirror, as a standalone unit, or kept offline. This is intended
to be done when the SCB running the master CP Server is broken and
hence cannot serve the panels either temporarily or permanently.

• If a mirror is promoted to master, the original master will come up in
offline mode when it re-starts.

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• To determine which SCB is active at any given time, you can use the
OUI to check the sync status of the controllers. An Encore SCB running
a CPS also turns on its BSY LED if the CPS is either operating stand
alone or is the supervisor in a Master Mirror pair. A supervisor is the
CPS that drives the displays and tally lamps of the control panels con
nected to it. You can also check the Error LEDs on the front edge of the
controller boards. LED codes are located in the Encore Installation and
Service Manual.

Multiple Area Encore Systems

In large installations, an Encore-controlled routing system can be parti­tioned into multiple routing Areas, with each Area having its own System
Controller and Matrices. This arrangement gives each Area autonomy in
configuration and operation without sacrificing inter-Area connectivity.
Up to 32 Areas can be configured.

Note Tie-lines must be configured and available to route Sources in one Area to

Destinations in a different Area (see

Multiple Area Encore Systems

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Section 7-Tie-Line Manager).

Configuring multiple Areas can be useful in the following example:

• A facility has two studios, A and B.

• Each studio has its own router.

• Each studio has five VTRs named “VTR 1” through “VTR 5.”

By assigning each studio and its components to a different Area, the Encore
control system can be divided to provide Area access restrictions, user
access restrictions, and router control restrictions. In addition, the Source
and Destination names for the different VTRs in both Areas can remain the
same. Single Area systems cannot have different Sources with the same
names.

Figure 63, which shows a large, highly-redundant system. Note the fol-

lowing:

• Each routing Area has its own dedicated SCB running the Router
Control and Control Panel Server applications. Only one Router
Control application or redundant pair is allowed in each Area.

• The control panels and matrices in each Area are connected to a unique
Ethernet Class C network which is also connected to the EN2 network
interface of the redundant SCB pair for that Area. The SCB EN1 inter
faces are connected to the facility LAN (along with the PC).

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Panels in one Area can be configured to control Destinations in All areas, if
desired. If this is not desirable, panel access can be restricted to only one or
more Areas in various ways, by using Area exclusion sets, Destination
Exclusion Sets, Keypad Areas, etc.

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ID

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Network Communications Between Areas

When adding a new Area, an additional Ethernet switch connected to the
configuration PC will be required. This switch will act as a gateway
between the Areas.

Route Table (Multi-Area Systems Only)

If routes have not been established to cross networks, you may need to
execute route commands to allow NetConfig access to other Areas. You can
create and run a .bat file at least once to create the routes. Placing this .bat
file in a startup directory on the PC will help ensure it will run.

An example of the commands for this .bat file for a default Encore system
with two Areas with the second SCB set to 192.168.2.0 is:

route add 192.168.1.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.100
route add 192.168.2.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.101

The first entry in each row is the EN2 IP address of that network (in this
example the “0” is a placeholder), the second entry is the subnet mask, and
the third entry is the EN1 IP address of the SCB in that network.

Multiple Area Encore Systems

If you need help, contact your network system administrator or Grass
Valley Customer Support for assistance.

Hardware Installation for a New Area

Refer to Figure 63 for an example system.

1. Install the matrix router, SCB(s), and control panel(s) in the new Area.

2. Install an Ethernet switch connected to the Configuration PC to span

the networks.

3. Use NetConfig to configure the IP addresses of the new SCB(s) and

control panels.

Software Configuration

Use the OUI and System Manager to Add an Area:

1. Launch the Sharer, System Manager and OUI (if not running already).

2. Log into the OUI with your User ID (e.g. SYS).

3. Select System.

4. Select Areas.

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5. Select Add Area and enter a new Area name (e.g., StudioA).

A maximum of seven characters is recommended. (Seven is the
maximum for the Area Alias, described below.)

Note You can’t rename or delete “Default Area” although you may define an Area

Alias for it.

6. Add the next Area using the steps above.

Assigning a User to an Area

If desired, individual users can be assigned to an Area (able to control Des­tinations only in that one Area).

1. Select Users.

2. Click on Select and select the individual user.

3. Select the Area field and select the desired Area.

If you wish to assign a user to all Areas, select Default Area.

Assigning Engines and Applications to an Area

Once the decision is made to divide the system into Areas, the System
Manager is used to assign all engines and applications to a given Area.
Assigning engines and applications to Areas affects access to application
Log-in. If an application is placed in an Area other the default and the Off­line/Local/All Areas flag is set to Local, that application will only be acces
sible from OUIs and users configured for the same Area.

This technique is useful in very large systems where different users have
administrative rights for specific subsets of the system. If such is not
required, the recommended practice is to assign all engines and applica
tions to the default Area.

Assigning Applications for New SCBs

If you are adding new SCBs, you will need to create new instances of these
applications to run on the new hardware.

1. Go to System Manager > Applications.

2. Assign each CP Server application to the desired Area.

3. Set the Area access restrictions for the application:

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• For restricted access set the flag to Local.

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All Areas.

4. Select Save.

Note The Router Control application is not assigned to an Area using the System

Manager. This assignment is made within the Router Control application
itself, as described below under

page 95.

Assigning an SCB to an Area

In multi-Area systems, the System Manager is used to assign all SCBs to the
default Area. If you are adding new SCBs, you will need to add these
“engines,” their IP addresses, and their applications.

1. Go to System Manager > Engines.

2. Click Select and choose an engine from the list.

3. Click Area and select an Area from the list.

4. Set the Availability flag:

• For unrestricted log-in access set the Off-line / Local / All Areas
flag to

All Areas.

Multiple Area Encore Systems

Assigning a Router Controller to an Area on

• For restricted access set the flag to Local.

5. Select Save.

Assigning a Router Controller to an Area

Using the Router Control application, each router is assigned to one Area.
For example, “Router A” could be assigned to “StudioA.”

Note Do not assign more than one Router Control application (or redundant Router

Control pair, i.e., more than one router) to the same Area.

Note The Area of the Router Control application can only be changed from the

application. Changing the Area of the engine on which the Router Control
application is running or changing the Area of this application from the
System Manager does not get reflected on the Router Control application
even if System Manager, Sharer, or the SCB (engine on which the Router
Control application is running) is rebooted.

Open the Router Control application (if not open already):

1. Launch the OUI and select Start.

2. Enter your User ID (e.g. SYS).

3. Press Enter to close the “Welcome to Encore” window.

4. Select the first Router Control application.

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Configure the Router Control Application:

1. Select Config.

2. Select Area and answer Yes to the warning message.

3. Select the desired Area (e.g. “StudioA”).

4. If you want the name of the Area (not just the number) to be visible to

the CP Server application, use the Change Area Alias button to enter
the name.

5. Select Save and answer Yes to warning message. If this is a redundant

SCB installation, also answer

6. Select Commit Changes.

7. Repeat this process for each Router Control application.

Configuring Control Panels in Areas

See Control Panels and Areas on page 275 for specific instructions.

Yes to update the mirror with changes.

Changing Area Assignments

• To assign a Router Controller to a different Area, use the Router Control
application as described above (

on page 95).

• To give a control panel access to a different Area, use the Control Panel
Server application as described above (

Specific Area(s) on page 276).

Note It isn’t necessary to return to the System Manager application to change the

Area assignment of the SCB or Router Control application.

Assigning a Router Controller to an Area

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Router Configuration

Overview

Encore Router Control Application

The Encore Router Control application directs the activities of the router
matrix or matrices it has been configured to control. The Router Control
application runs on an Encore System Controller, and can control up to 32
routing matrices via Ethernet. Serial control ports can also be used, but
exhibit greater latency and lesser throughput.

Section 5

The Router Control application maintains a database containing a list of
Sources (and the Levels that each Source provides), and a list of Destina
tions (and the Levels that each Destination accepts) for the routing matrices
it controls. Routes can then be made via the Router Control application’s
own interface, or by other applications instructing the Router Control
application to make a Take (including automation systems). The Router
Control application communicates with the relevant router matrices and
instructs them to switch the appropriate cross-points. Each Router Control
application also maintains a status map (which Sources are connected to
which Destinations), creating a common view of the statuses of the routing
matrices connected to it.

A large facility may have several separate routing matrices, each used for
different purposes, and each can have its own Router Control application
running on an Encore System Controller. If multiple Encore System Con
trollers exist in a large Encore system, each will be placed in its own Area
and run its own Router Controller. These Router Controllers are isolated,
and don’t know about others on the network. The databases for the router
matrices are combined by the Encore Control System into one large data
base, however.

The only exception to there being only one Router Controller in each Area
is when mirrored redundancy is present. In a mirrored routing scenario
two Router Controllers located in the same Area perform the same task. All
actions/requests are sent to each Router Controller, but only one responds.

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This mirroring of Router Controllers is generally hidden from the users and
the routing client applications.

The Router Control application provides the highest level of routing
control in an Encore system, and offers access to the database that defines
the routing configuration. For this reason, this application is not intended
for use by operators. The separate Local Router Panel application allows
operators to change crosspoints, but does not allow configuration changes.
While the Router Control application can also be used to change cros
spoints (via the Route Screen), its main function is to configure and main­tain the routing system.

Router Configuration Background Information

Before a Router Control application can control a routing matrix, it needs to
know what hardware is present, and also needs to know the manner in
which that hardware is to be controlled. For example, some routing matrix
frame hardware supports both video and audio signals. It does not make
sense to route audio signal Sources to video Destinations, so this should not
be allowed. It is also convenient to normally switch multiple signals simul
taneously (video and key, for example), but also allow switching them
independently from one another on occasion (split keys). And in some sit
uations there may be a need to always switch multiple signals at the same
time without exception (for example, red, green, and blue video). All these
variations, and many others, are possible by properly configuring your
Encore system.

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Besides directing the activities of the router matrix hardware, the Encore
Router Control application is also used to configure the system. This con
figuration process uses a somewhat hierarchal approach. For example,
Physical Matrix configuration is used to identify the hardware present, and
Logical Matrix configuration specifies how that hardware will be con
trolled. The configuration hierarchy has many interconnections that, when
combined together, allow great flexibility in routing system functionality.
The major components of this configuration hierarchy are described below.

An Area is the highest organizational entity of an Encore system that gen­erally defines a geographical or functional portion of a facility. Only one
Router Controller (and it’s mirror, if present) is allowed in each Area. Many
facilities operate with only one Area. Areas are defined using the System
Manager application.

In systems with only one routing Area, the Default Area should be used. In
systems using multiple Areas, or systems planned to grow from a single
Area to multiple Areas in the future, the Default Area should NOT be used
for routing. This is because when a new Router Controller is added, it uses
the Default Area until configured otherwise. Not using the Default Area

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Levels

Overview

prevents conflicts from occurring (i.e. two Router Controllers in the same
Area) when a new Router Controller is added. When adding to multi-Area
systems, use the System Manager to create and name a new Area for each
Router Controller, then log on to the Router Control application and change
the routing area from Default to the new Area, using the main configura
tion screen.

Levels are used to identify different signal type (signal format, i.e. digital
video, analog audio), and can also segregate functional subsets of a partic
ular signal type for operator control. For example, a single Level may be
created called HDVid that pertains to crosspoints that can pass HD video.
In another example, two Levels entitled AnAudL and AnAudR could be
created that pertain to left and right analog audio signals of the same
format. This latter example permits the operator to do breakaway audio
Takes and, for example, select different audio for left and right channels
using a control panel. Levels essentially organize together signal types for
functional purposes and allows operators control of these signals. Levels
span an entire facility, for consistency, and are recognized by all Encore
Areas on the network.

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Physical Matrix configuration defines the physical crosspoints available,
the signal type involved, organizing them into Crosspoint Groups, and
specifies the mechanism used to control them (communications protocols).
A Physical Matrix has a characteristic of being able to physically route any
input (Source) to any output (Destination), although depending on the con
figuration some paths may be disallowed.

Crosspoint Groups

A crosspoint group is a defined input/output block of crosspoints. This
group can be made up of crosspoints within a single frame or on multiple
frames, though typically a single frame is used.

Segments

A crosspoint group can be subdivided into Segments to control the inter­connections that will be possible. For example, a specific Analog Video
routing frame may be represented as a crosspoint group that is divided into
three segments, one each for red, green, and blue signals. These segments
can be defined to disallow connecting a red Source to a green Destination.
Segments are mapped to Logical Matrix Elements.

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Two different Segment types are available: blocked and interleaved.
Blocked segments configure the same signal type into a block of consecu
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block of HD signals and a block of SD signals within a crosspoint group.
Interleaved segments simplify configuration of repetitive, linked signal
types by alternating the input connectors. For example, red, green and blue
signals can be easily configured using an interleaved factor of three.

Logical Matrix Configuration

A Logical Matrix determines the manner in which the various components
of a Physical Matrix are controlled. It organizes the switching capabilities
of a routing matrix in a manner to suit the unique requirements of the
facility. It correlates Crosspoint Groups, Segments, and Levels.

Elements

A Logical Matrix can be subdivided into Elements, and these Elements are
mapped to specific Physical Matrix Segments. These elements are also
mapped to facility wide Levels, which brings that control mechanism out
to the user.

Sources and Destinations

Sources and Destinations are the inputs and outputs of a routing system. A
Source or Destination can be defined to be an individual electronic in or
out, or it can contain multiple signals on multiple Levels. For example, a
Source may consist of separate Digital Video and Key signals, which typi
cally switch together, but can be separately switched if necessary. The
Sources and Destinations define the physical input and output connectors
involved, and associates them with Levels.

Rules

Rules define global, Destination-oriented attributes, that include the ability
to disable the routing of specific Sources to specific Destinations. These
rules can be applied to a single Destination or to several Destinations.
Additionally, Source and Destination exclusions can also be configured via
the Panel Server application for specific control panels.

Together, the configuration hierarchy above allows disparate hardware to
be controlled consistently and allows extensive flexibility in designing a
routing system to accomplish exactly what is needed at your facility.

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