Grass Valley NV9601 User Manual

NV960 1

NV9000 Control Panel

User’s Guide

UG9601-03

13 Nov 2014

Copyright & Trademark Notice

Copyright © 2014 Grass Valley. All rights reserved.

Belden, Belden Sending All The Right Signals, and the Belden logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Belden Inc. or its affiliated companies in the United States and
other jurisdictions. Grass Valley, NVISION, NV9000, NV9000-SE Utilities, and NV9601 are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Grass Valley. Belden Inc., Grass Valley, and other
parties may also have trademark rights in other terms used herein.

Terms and Conditions

Please read the following terms and conditions carefully. By using NV9601 documentation,
you agree to the following terms and conditions.

Grass Valley hereby grants permission and license to owners of NV9601 routers to use their
product manuals for their own internal business use. Manuals for Grass Valley products may
not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying and recording, for any purpose unless specifically authorized in
writing by Grass Valley.

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

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

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

Title NV9601 User’s Guide

Part Number UG9601-03

Revision 2.2 (18 Nov 14)

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Change History

Rev. Date ECO Description Approved

2.0 29 Mar 09 17503 Initial release. D. Cox

2.1 05 Nov 10 17286 Updated. Added virtual level expand and contract

2.2 18 Nov 14 19357 Reformatted and slight adjustments. D.Cox

Safety Compliance

FCC Statement

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

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D.Cox

buttons, etc.

Declaration of Conformance (CE)

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

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

Software License Agreement and Warranty Information

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

Important Safeguards and Notices

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

WAR NIN G

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

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Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHs)

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

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

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

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

Symbols and Their Meanings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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General Warnings

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

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

• Do not use this equipment in or near water.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

General Cautions

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

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

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

• Use only the specified replacement parts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Table of Contents

1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The PDF Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Other Documentation and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Panel Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Function Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Scroll Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Alphanumeric Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Display Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Selection Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Modes of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Other NV9601 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Installing Software and Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

NV9601 Panel Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Regions of the Configuration Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Commitment Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Panel Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Checkbox Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Button Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Button Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Button Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Selection Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Selection Button Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

XY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

MD Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

XY Mode — Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

XY Mode — Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

MD Mode

MD Mode — Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Multi-Destination Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

How to Configure MD Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

MD Destination Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

User-Definable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

User-Selectable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Salvo Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

System Salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Local Salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Single-Destination Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

— Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Button Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

MD Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Operating Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Breakaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Level Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Virtual Level Expand and Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Level Grouping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Breakaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Multi-Destination Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Category Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Category Buttons for Rapid MD Device Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Lock, Protect, and Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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

Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Chop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Clear Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Default State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Destination Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Destination Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Destination Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Free Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Level Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Name Set Toggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Panel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Preset Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Previous Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Quick Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Salvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Save Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Scroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Source is Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Source Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Src/Dst Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Undefined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Virtual Level Expander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Virtual Levels Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

XY/MD Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

XY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Single-Destination Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

MD Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Name Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Broadcast Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Making Broadcast Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Removing Broadcast Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Data Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Automatic Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Manual Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Semi-Automatic Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Chop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Salvo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Menu Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Salvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Force Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Panel ID Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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6 Technical Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

NV9601 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Initial Panel State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Table of Contents

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Chapter 1 is an introduction to the NV9601 User’s Guide.

Topics

Chapter Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The PDF Document
Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations
Other Documentation and Software

Chapter Structure

The following chapters provide detailed information regarding the NV9601 control panel:

• Chapter 1, Preface, (this chapter) outlines ways to use this guide.

• Chapter 2, Introduction, provides a functional description of the NV9601.

• Chapter 3, Installation, provides installation, connection, and initialization instructions.

• Chapter 4, Configuration, provides configuration instructions.

This chapter is for configurers, primarily.

• Chapter 5, Operation, provides operating instructions.

This chapter is for operators, primarily.

• Chapter 6, Technical Deta i l s , provides electrical, mechanical, and environmental specifica-

tions, product drawings, and default settings.

• An index and glossary are also provided for your reference.

Preface

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The PDF Document

This guide is provided in PDF format, allowing you to use Acrobat’s “bookmarks” to navigate to
any desired location. You can also easily print a hardcopy. Please note:

• Use the Table of Contents or the bookmarks page to jump to any desired section.

• Many hyperlinks are provided within the chapters.

• Use the Index to jump to specific topics within a chapter. Each page number in the index is a

hyperlink.

• Use Acrobat’s ‘Go to Previous View’ and ‘Go to Next View’ buttons to retrace your complete

navigational path.

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Preface

Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations

Use the ‘First Page’, ‘Previous Page’, and ‘Next Page’, and ‘Last Page’ buttons to go to the first,
previous, next, or last page within a PDF file.

Note

To display the navigation buttons, right-click the Tool Bar area, and check ‘Navigation’.

• Use Acrobat’s extensive search capabilities, such as the ‘Find’ tool and ‘Search’ tool to per-

form comprehensive searches as required.

Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations

The following conventions are used throughout this guide:

• The symbol p denotes either an example or a special message.

• Entries enclosed in single quotation marks or Capital Letters denote physical control panel

buttons, configuration buttons, or menu items.

• Click ‘Apply’ to ...

• Press the SRC 12 button ...

The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout this guide:

• The term “control panel” refers to the NV9601 control panel and to NV96xx control panels, in

general.

• “High tally” means that a button is brightly illuminated.

• “Low tally” means that a button is illuminated at low intensity. Most buttons assume a low

tally state until selected.

• “MD” is an abbreviation for multi-destination.

• “SE” is an abbreviation for NV9000-SE Utilities.

Other Documentation and Software

You should read and be familiar with the material presented in the following documents:

• NV960, NV920, or NV915 Quickstart Guide(s).

• NV9000-SE Utilities User’s Guide (or NV9000-SE Utilities help files).

• The router manuals for whatever routers you have in your system.

You should also be familiar with the NV9000-SE Utilities software and NV9000 family router
control systems.

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Summary

Scroll Buttons (2)

Function Buttons Selection Buttons

Alphanumeric DisplayFunction Buttons (8)

Introduction

Chapter 2 provides a functional description of the NV9601.

Topics

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Panel Organization
Modes of Operation
Other NV9601 Functions

The NV96011 is a 2RU control panel, 9.17” deep. The NV9601 has a large alphanumeric display,
36 function buttons, 8 selection buttons, and 2 scrolling buttons. The alphanumeric display has
8 lines of 42 characters. The 8 selection buttons correspond to the 8 lines of the display, the left­most selection button corresponding to the top line and the rightmost button corresponding to
the bottom line. Operators select what is displayed on the particular line with the matching
button.

The panel is organized as shown in figures 2-1 and 2-2:

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Fig. 2-1: NV9601 Front View

The panels can operate in one of 2 modes:

• X-Y mode.

• Multi-destination mode.

The panels can be configured so that either mode is selectable by the operator. The panels can
also operate in several secondary modes, including salvo mode and menu mode.

1. An equivalent NV9601V — a GUI that is called a “virtual panel”— is available. It emulates the NV9601.

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Introduction

Ethernet (RJ- Serial port (RS-232)Power (AC)

Panel Organization

At the rear are power, serial, and network connectors:

Fig. 2-2: NV9601 Rear

The ports labeled 10base2 and RS-422 are non-operational and are covered. Only the serial port
and the Ethernet port are available.

 The AC connector has a compartment in which you can find a spare fuse.

(The Ethernet port is 10baseT. The system controller supports 10baseT as well as 100baseT.)

Panel Organization

Function Buttons

The NV9601 has an array of 8 function buttons on the left and 28 function buttons on the right.

Function buttons either select sources and destinations or perform certain other functions such
as locking a destination or switching to the menu.

Each button has three operational levels: high and low tally (green or amber), and off. Operators
can adjust the illumination levels in increments of 10% using the panel’s menu. Buttons that are
turned off are said to be dark. (Their material is actually white or light gray.)

 Generally, green represents a source or a source function and amber represents a destina-

tion or a destination function. However, amber and green can represent other functions too.

The function buttons each have clear plastic keycaps under which you may place plastic inserts
for button legends. It is a simple matter to change button legends.

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Scroll Buttons

The NV9601 has 2 dedicated scroll buttons. These scroll the display up and down. A scroll button
is illuminated when scrolling is possible in that direction and dark when scrolling is not possible.

1. The NV9601V (virtual panel) has automatically generated button legends. For instance, a source but­ton’s legend is the source name. Depending on the operating mode, the source button might have up
to 3 lines of text.

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X  Y   HDX  Y   HD
Dest CAM1 SDDest CAM1 SD
VTR 1 CAM1 AUDIO 1VTR 1 CAM1 AUDIO 1
+CAM1 AUDIO 2 +CAM1 AUDIO 2
+CAM1 AUDIO 3 +CAM1 AUDIO 3
+CAM1 AUDIO 4 +CAM1 AUDIO 4
  TIMECODE   TIMECODE
Page 1Page 1

MultiDest CAM1 VTR1MultiDest CAM1 VTR1
CAM1 VTR2 CAM1 VTR2
CAM1 VTR3 CAM1 VTR3
CAM1 VTR4 CAM1 VTR4
CAM1 VTR5 CAM1 VTR5
CAM1 VTR6 CAM1 VTR6
CAM1 VTR7 CAM1 VTR7
Page 1 CAM1 VTR8Page 1 CAM1 VTR8

X-Y mode

Multi-destination mode

User’s Guide

Alphanumeric Display

The 8×42 alphanumeric display provides real-time feedback for the operators as they press
buttons to execute takes and other operations. The panel functions in two modes: X-Y or multi­destination. The display changes according to the mode:

In either case, the display has 8 lines. Operators might need to scroll the display to see additional
information. (The scroll buttons can be used to scroll the display.)

Display Fields

The display has 4 columns:

• Information (not labeled).

The first entry in this column is “X - Y” or ‘MultiDest” unless you have entered salvo mode,
menu mode, or setup mode. See chapter 5 for those topics.

The bottom-most entry in this column is always the page number of the display.

In X-Y mode, the second entry is always the word “Dest” as a title for the third entry which
identifies the current destination. In the preceding illustration, the current destination was
VTR 1.

In MD mode, there are no entries in this column other than “MultiDest” and the page num­ber.

• Lev/Dest.

In X-Y mode, this column identifies the levels of the currently selected destination. That des­tination is identified in the information column. In the illustration above, ‘VTR 1’ was
selected. Operators might need to scroll to see or select a level.

In MD mode, the ‘Level/Dest’ column presents all the MD destinations defined in the
NV9601 configuration. (Actual destinations are defined in the NV9000 configuration.) Opera­tors might need to scroll to see or select a destination.

• Status.

The status column indicates what source was routed to the destination.

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Introduction

Panel Organization

In X-Y mode, the status column represents the levels of a source or the levels of multiple
sources under breakaway. These are called the current source(s). The presence of ‘--------’ in
the status or preset columns means that that particular level is not defined for the destina­tion. Therefore, no source selection for that level is possible. The illustration above shows
that levels HD and ‘TimeCode’ are not defined for VTR 1.

In MD mode, the status column represents the sources routed to each of the destinations in
the ‘Level/Dest’ column. Again, these are the current sources.

• Preset.

The preset column indicates what source will be routed to a destination when the operator
presses the ‘Take’ button.

In X-Y mode, the preset column represents the levels of a source or the levels of multiple
sources under breakaway. These are called the preset source(s). After the take, they disappear
from the preset column and re-appear in the status column, reflecting that the preset
sources have now become current sources.

In MD mode, the preset column indicates the sources that will be routed to selected destina­tions in the ‘Level/Dest’ column. These are the preset source(s). After the take, they disappear
from the preset column and re-appear in the status column, reflecting that the preset
sources have now become current sources.

The display fields can show either names from a name set or system mnemonics for devices
depending on (1) the state of the ‘Name Set Toggle’ button (if the panel has one), (2) the default
name set (3) the existence of name sets in the NV9000 configuration. (An alias is a name defined
in a name set.)

Flags

The display also shows flags of different kinds next to the sources and destinations.

Selection Marks

At the far right of the display are marks (rectangles) that turn on to indicate selections.

In X-Y mode, the marks turn on to indicate that a level is selected. They are not visible otherwise.
(The operator makes level selections using the selection buttons below the display.)

In MD mode, a mark appears to the right of the currently selected destination (and of all the
currently selection destinations when the panel is in hold mode).

Other Signs

A plus sign (+) indicates that additional information is available. There is an ‘Info’ button that
operators may press to view the additional information.

In MD mode, an asterisk (*) directly after a source name indicates a breakaway on that destina­tion. In X-Y mode, an asterisk (*) directly after the destination name indicates a breakaway on
that destination.

An ‘L’ indicates that a device has been locked. A ‘P’ indicates that a device has been protected.
NV9601 operators may lock, protect or release sources and destinations if the panel configura­tion allows it. It is important for operators to know that other operators may lock, protect, or
release sources and destinations.

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Selection Buttons

Beneath the display are 8 selection buttons. The buttons correspond to the lines of the display.
Each button selects the item on the corresponding line. The left button corresponds to line 1
(the top line). The rightmost button corresponds to line 8 (the bottom line).

Selection buttons can be used in any mode.

Modes of Operation

The panel operates in either X-Y mode or multi-destination (MD) mode. A single button (XY/MD)
can toggle between the modes. A third mode
“button-per-source” mode

The primary modes of operation are:

• X-Y mode — individual control of all router levels. Choose a destination, optionally choose

desired breakaway levels, choose a source, and press ‘Take’ to complete a desired route.

• Multi-destination mode — lets you control multiple destinations. The display shows destina-

tions and their sources. You can scroll through destination lists using the ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page
Down’ buttons. Select a destination using selection buttons, choose a source, and repeat for
all desired routes. Then press ‘Take’. Takes are “all level,” and breakaways cannot be per­formed.

 A ‘Hold’ button allows you to select many MD destinations at once.

The secondary modes of panel operation are:

• Setup mode — where the NV9601 is freshly powered up, but disconnected from the panel

network. In this mode, you can preset the NV9601’s panel ID and perform a few diagnostic
tasks.

• Salvo mode — the operator presses a Salvo button to enter salvo mode where the display

lists both system salvos and local salvos. The operator may select a salvo and then the ‘Take’
button to execute a salvo. (The duration of a salvo is indeterminate.)

• Menu mode — pressing a Menu button places the NV9601 in “menu” mode. In menu mode,

the display shows a menu that changes as needed during menu operation. Operators pick
menu items using selection buttons.

• Information mode — pressing an ‘Information’ button (when there is information to display)

places the NV9601 in “information” mode. In information mode, the display reports informa­tion such as level mappings.

 Information is available, for example, when a plus sign appears next to a level in the

display under X-Y mode.

Other modes of operation are:

• Hold mode — when the operator presses the ‘Hold’ button, hold mode becomes active and

when the operator presses it again, hold mode becomes inactive. See Hold

• Save preset mode — when the operator presses the ‘Save Preset’ button, ‘Save Preset’ mode

becomes active and when the operator presses it again, ‘Save Preset’ mode becomes inac­tive. See Save Preset

• Scroll mode — when the operator presses a ‘Scroll’ button, scroll mode becomes active and

the operator may scroll through lists of devices for a category (during category device selec­tion). Note that scroll mode does not cause the display to scroll.

NV9601

User’s Guide

— called “single-bus,” “single-destination,” or

— can be emulated in either X-Y mode or MD mode.

on page 42.

on page 47.

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Other NV9601 Functions

Other NV9601 Functions

The NV9601 can be configured to perform the following additional functions:

• Previous source, free source, and source/destination buttons.

• Return to a pre-defined (or default) state.

• Hold breakaway levels.

• System salvos and local salvos.

• Lock/protect/release for destinations.

• Forced release of locked or protected devices.

• Device selection using category indexes or suffixes.

The NV9601 provides the following additional features:

• The NV9601 supports multiple-level breakaways in X-Y mode. This lets you route multiple

sources to the same destination on different levels.

• The panel supports gang or dub switching in multi-destination mode.

• Broadcast data routing in X-Y mode.

• Level mapping.

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Chapter 3 provides installation and connection instructions.

Topics

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Installing Software and Documentation
Initialization
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Package Contents

If you have ordered one or more NV9601 control panels from Grass Valley, inspect the shipping
container for damage. If you find any container damage, unpack and inspect the contents. If the
contents are damaged, notify the carrier immediately.

As you unpack the shipping container, look for the packing slip and compare it against the
contents to verify that you received everything as ordered. If anything is missing (or if you find
equipment damage unrelated to shipping), please contact technical support. Refer to Grass

Valley Technical Support on page 73.

Depending on your order, the NV9601 items that can ship include:

• One or more NV9601 control panels.

• An AC power cord.

The package does not contain network cables, serial cables, or mounting screws.

You do not need to take any special precautions regarding ESD.

This document does not address the shipment or installation of any other equipment or soft­ware that can be used in conjunction with the NV9601 (including any system controllers, other
NV96xx control panels, EC9700 GUI, EC9710 GUI, and configuration programs such as UniConfig,
MRC, or NV9000-SE Utilities).

This document does briefly address the use of NV9000-SE Utilities and the Panel IP Configura­tion Utility as they pertain to panel configuration.

Installation

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ACQ IP
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Firmware Menu Panel ID
Software
Test

Exit

Installation

Installation

Follow these steps to install a NV9601 control panel:

1 Mount, and secure, the panel in the rack.

The NV9601 is designed to mount in a standard 19” rack. Rack-mounting is not a require­ment.

2 We assume that you have an Ethernet switch connected to the “Panel and Router Network”

port of your system controller. Connect an Ethernet cable from that switch to the RJ-45 port
at the rear of the NV9601.

3 Connect power.

Installing Software and Documentation

This document is available through the Grass Valley web site.

You must use NV9000-SE Utilities to configure the NV9601 control panel. Contact Grass Valley if
you need to obtain the latest version of this NV9000 configuration software.

You may use the Panel IP Configuration Utility if you want to your NV9601 to have a static IP
address or to use DHCP. The panel, as it comes from the factory, defaults to DHCP.

Initialization

Before your system controller can communicate with an NV9601, you must give it a panel ID.
Follow these steps for each NV9601 you are installing:

1 Power up the NV9601. Do not connect its Ethernet cable. (Disconnect it if it is connected.)

2 The ‘Firmware Menu’ appears.

After a few seconds, the alphanumeric display will show ‘ACQ IP’ at the top and show the
panel’s current panel ID. The ‘Page Up’ button illuminates:

Press the ‘Page Up’ button to proceed.

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NV9601

Firmware Menu
Panel ID Panel ID 0

Use Keypad to Change ID



6011

Cancel
Save

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456

789

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User’s Guide

In this menu, you have 3 options:

• Set the panel ID.

• View the software versions.

• Perform a panel test.

Some of the selection buttons are illuminated. To select an option, press the corresponding
selection button. To set the panel ID, press the leftmost selection button.

3 The ‘Panel ID’ menu appears and the “keypad” is activated:

The “keypad” is an array of function buttons, numbered in this illustration, that you can use
to enter the panel ID. Press the button numbered ‘1’ to enter the digit 1, and so on. Your new
panel ID appears on the display where the dashes are.

You can press selection button 7 to cancel your entry. The panel’s ID will remain unchanged.

Press selection button 8 to save your new entry. You can change it later at any time.

When you cancel, the display returns to the firmware menu. Press the selection button corre­sponding to ‘Exit’ to return to the initial display (that reads ‘ACQ IP’).

When you save, the display returns to the initial display.

4 After you designate the panel ID, reconnect the Ethernet cable. The system controller will

detect your panel in a few seconds. (All panel IDs must be unique.)

You can now prepare an NV9601 configuration in NV9000-SE Utilities and upload the configura­tion to the NV9601. You need the panel ID to create a NV9601 configuration. When you upload
the configuration, the panel ID you entered in NV9000-SE Utilities designates the actual panel to
which the upload will occur. If no actual panel has that ID, the upload cannot occur.

Testing

As shown above in step 2, a panel test function is available when the NV9601 is disconnected
from the system controller. Run the test to determine the health of your NV9601. See Setup

Mode on page 56 for detail. Press the selection button for ‘Software’ to review the versions of

installed software and firmware.

These are points to consider after you install your NV9601 control panel(s):

1 When the NV9601 powers up and it is connected to the system controller, it should initialize

completely. (That takes several seconds.) The NV9000 system should access whatever con­figuration exists for that panel and the buttons appropriate for that configuration should
light in the colors appropriate for the initial state of the panel.

If you continue to see “ACQ SVR” on the display, you have a problem. Reboot everything and
try again.

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Installation

Testing

 The NV9601, by default, acquires its IP address through DHCP on the system controller’s

panel/router network. You can use the Panel IP Configuration Utility to force the panel to
have a static IP address.

If (in setup mode) you do not see your designated panel ID on the display, you have not ini­tialized the panel.

2 Is the system controller actually running? With the typical noise levels in a facility, it can

sometimes be difficult to tell. Use the ‘System’ pages of NV9000-SE Utilities to make the
determination. You can determine whether the system has detected your panel by review­ing the control panels page for your particular system controller.

3 Does the configuration actually work? Is it useful? Can the operator perform takes and per-

form other operations?

The design of an NV9601 “operator interface” is non-trivial. You might want to consider how
well your operator interface works in addition to the basic question of whether it works.

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Summary

Configuration

Chapter 4 provides configuration instructions for the NV9601.

Topics

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Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration
NV9601 Panel Configuration Page
Commitment Buttons
Panel Options
Button Definitions
Selection Buttons
Multi-Destination Configuration
Salvo Configuration
Single-Destination Mode

This chapter addresses configurers. Operators and other persons not interested in NV9601
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The NV9601 has a relatively simple interface: a scrollable display and 36 function buttons. Each
of its buttons (green or amber, low- or high-tally) can either execute a function or select a source
or a destination.

The 8×42 alphanumeric display presents the status of operations as they occur. Under the
display are 8 selection buttons that correspond to the 8 lines of the display. Pressing a selection
button selects (or deselects) the item in the corresponding line of the display.

NV9000-SE Utilities is the software with which to configure the NV9601. Figure 4-1, following,
shows the default NV9601 panel configuration page from NV9000-SE Utilities.

Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration

You must create configurations for the NV9601 using NV9000-SE Utilities. We assume that you
are familiar enough with NV9000-SE Utilities that you can understand the following material. It
is not difficult material, but some of the concepts might not be familiar to everyone.

It takes only a few seconds to add a new panel configuration.

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Configuration

Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration

After launching NV9000-SE Utilities, choose ‘Control Panels’ from the Configuration pane in the
navigation area. The ‘Control Panels’ configuration page appears:

Click ‘Add Control Panel’ at the bottom of the configuration page. The ‘Add Control Panel’ page
appears:

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Choose “NV9601” from the ‘Type’ field. In the ID field, enter the panel ID you assigned to the
panel while it was in setup mode. Give a name to the panel in the name field and select a user.

When you are creating a panel configuration you have 3 options. These options are presented in
the ‘Configuration Options’ area:

1 Make a copy of an existing configuration file, giving it a new file name.

2 Use an existing configuration file. (This allows several panels to share a single configuration.)

3 Create an entirely new configuration file.

In the first and third cases, you will create a new configuration file whose name you designate.
The file extension for an NV9601 configuration file is

.601. Click ‘Next’ or ‘Finish’ to proceed.

NV9601

User’s Guide

 There are 2 other buttons, ‘Suffix’ and ‘Navigate’, both dim (disabled). These do not apply to

the NV9601.

Return to the ‘Control Panels’ page to view your new entry. To edit an NV9601 configuration,
either double-click its list entry or select the entry with a check in the checkbox and then click
‘Edit Selected Control Panels’:

You will then see the panel configuration page for the selected NV9601.

The following section of this guide discusses using the panel configuration page in which you
configure an NV9601.

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Configuration

Button

Definition

Section

Panel
Options

Panel Image

Category
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NV9601 Panel Configuration Page

NV9601 Panel Configuration Page

This is the default NV9601 panel configuration page in NV9000-SE Utilities:

Fig. 4-1: NV9601 Configuration Page (Default)

After you have configure the panel’s buttons, and the panel options, the page will have
changed.

At the bottom of the page are two important configuration buttons: ‘Revert to Saved’ and ‘Save’.
The ‘Save’ button commits modifications you have just made. The ‘Revert to Saved’ button
restores the last saved version of the panel configuration, canceling any changes you just made.

Regions of the Configuration Page

Above the ‘Revert to Saved’ and ‘Save’ buttons (always present) there are 3 main regions:

• A graphic representation of the NV9601 panel.

Click on any of the 36 button “proxies” to assign a function to that button. Specify the button
characteristics in the button definition section of the page.

In the middle of the graphic is a representation of the panel’s display. This representation
supports the definition of multi-destination devices and salvos. Click the display representa-

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