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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4 Encore — Configuration Manual

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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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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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.

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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

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:

• 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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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

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

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

COL

COL LNKLNK COL

J55

J56

C O M 1

C O M 2

J57

J58

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

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

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.

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

LVL

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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

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

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:

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 Source Name

Tie-Line

Source

Name

Tie-Line Source NameTie-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

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

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)

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)

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

Panel button pressed.

Router Control Panel

Panel Client

Encore System Controller

Panel Server

Application

Button tally

updated on all panels.

Router Control Panel

Ethernet

Panel Client

Network

Router Control

Application

Encore System Controller

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Matrix changes

crosspoint.

Router Matrix Frame

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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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Preface

About This Manual

Documentation Set

Additional Documentation

Encore System Overview

Introduction

Controlled Hardware

Encore System Controller Frame

Control Panels

Encore System Control Fundamentals

Distributed Control System

Encore Database

Sharer Application

Configuration PC

Sharer PC

Routing Basics

Terminology

Matrix Crosspoints and Levels Description

Sources and Destinations Description

Multi-Level Switching Description

All Level Take

Breakaway Take

Tie-Line Description

Encore Fundamentals

Overview

System Functional Layers

Client/Server Architecture

System Communications During Normal Operation