Grass Valley NV9641A User Manual

NV9641A

NV9000 Control Panel

User’s Guide

UG0079-00

20 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 NV9641A 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 NV9641A documentation,
you agree to the following terms and conditions.

Grass Valley hereby grants permission and license to owners of NV9641A 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 NV9641A User’s Guide

Part Number UG0079-00

Revision 1.0 (20 Nov 14)

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Change History

Rev. Date ECO Description Approved

1.0 24 Apr 13 18826 Initial release D.Cox

1.0 20 Nov 14 19357 New format. Added Korean compliance statement.

Safety Compliance

Korean Compliance (KCC) Statement

이 기기는 업무용 (A 급 ) 전자파적합기기로서 판
매자

또는 사용자는 이 점을 주의하시기 바라

며

, 가정외의 지역에서 사용하는 것을 목적으로

합니다

Please note this is a Class A device. Sellers or users need to take note of this and should not
use this equipment in a domestic environment.

.

Client assignments (in server mode) preserved over
power cycles.

KCC-REM-XEI-NV8500

급 기기

A
( 업무용 방송통신 기자재 )
Class A Equipment
(Commercial Broadcasting & Communication Equipment)

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D.Cox

FCC Statement

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

Declaration of Conformance (CE)

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

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

Software License Agreement and Warranty Information

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

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Important Safeguards and Notices

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

WAR NIN G

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

Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHs)

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

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

It is our objective at 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.).

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Symbols and Their Meanings

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

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

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

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

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

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

General Warnings

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

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

• Do not use this equipment in or near water.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

General Cautions

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

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

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

• Use only the specified replacement parts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Behavioral Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

XY/MD Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Paging Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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

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

Up/Down Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Tally Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Modes of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Other NV9641A Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

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

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

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

Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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

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

Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

NV9641A Panel Configuration Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Regions of the Configuration Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Commitment Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Panel Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Options under XY/MD Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Drop-Down Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Checkbox Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Options under the Paging Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Drop-Down Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Checkbox Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Button Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Button Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Button Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

‘Edit Navigation Button’ Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Auto-Fill Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Table of Contents

Button Page Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

XY/MD Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Paging Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tally (GPIO) Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Selection Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

XY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

MD Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

XY Mode

XY Mode — Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

MD Mode

MD Mode — Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Display Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

MD Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

How to Configure Selection Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Single-Destination Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

The Simplest Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Global Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Referencing a Suffix Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Referencing a Navigate Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Composing Suffix Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Template Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Composing Navigate Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Template Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

— Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

— Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

5 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Button Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Level Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

MD Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Operating Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Breakaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Level Grouping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Breakaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Multi-Destination Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Category Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Chop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Clear Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Default State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Destination Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Destination Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Free Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Level Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Name Set Toggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Navigate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Global Navigate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Panel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Preset Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Previous Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Quick Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Salvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Save Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Source/Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Source is Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Virtual Level Expander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Virtual Levels Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

X-Y Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

XY/MD Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Lock, Protect, and Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

XY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Single-Destination Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

MD Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Name Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Broadcast Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Making Broadcast Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Removing Broadcast Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Data Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Automatic Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Manual Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Semi-Automatic Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Chop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Menu Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

LCD Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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6 GPIO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

The Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

GPIO Configuration Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

The GPIO Section of the NV9641A Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Configuring Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Configuring Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

NV9641A Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Initial Panel State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

8 Misc. Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

LCD Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Scroll Button Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Power Cord Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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Chapter 1 is an introduction to the NV9641A User’s Guide.

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

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

Chapter Structure

The following chapters provide detailed information regarding the NV9641A control panel:

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

• Chapter 2, Introduction, provides a functional description of the NV9641A.

• 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, GPIO, describes the tally (a.k.a. GPIO) interface and tells you how to configure it.

• Chapter 7, Technical Deta i l s , provides electrical, mechanical, and environmental specifica-

tions, product drawings, and default settings.

• Chapter 8, Misc. Topics, presents a glossary and miscellaneous instructions and information.

• 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 NV9641A 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

LCD Function Buttons Up/Down Buttons

GPIO (tally)Ethernet
RS-232 (diagnostic)
Power

Introduction

Chapter 2 provides a functional description of the NV9641A.

Topics

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Panel Organization
Modes of Operation
Other NV9641A Functions

The NV9641A is a 1RU control panel featuring 16 LCD function buttons (illuminated in various
colors and having 1 to 3 lines of text) and 2 up/down (scroll) buttons.

The NV9641A is functionally identical to the NV9641,
different type of LCD function button. When creating a configuration (under NV9000-SE Utili­ties) for the NV9641A, you should choose NV9641 as the panel type. Configurations for the
NV9641A and NV9641 are interchangeable.

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

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except that it incorporates a slightly

Fig. 2-1: NV9641A Front

At the rear, in addition to power, serial, and network connectors, is a 25-pin GPIO (tally)
connector that supports 4 optically isolated relay outputs and 8 optically isolated inputs:

Fig. 2-2: NV9641A rear

1. An equivalent NV9641V — a GUI that is called a “virtual panel”— is available. It emulates the NV9641
(and NV9641A).

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Introduction

Panel Organization

Behavioral Models

Configurers can place the NV9641A in one of two behavioral model: XY/MD and paging. The
behavioral models are distinct and it is not possible for the operator to switch from one model
to the other.

XY/MD Model

Under this model, the NV9641A provides a tree-structured (or hierarchical) button layout. You
can define a “tree” of buttons in such a way that each of the 16 LCD buttons (illuminated in
various colors and having 1 to 3 lines of text) can either (1) execute a function or (2) select a
subtree (i.e., present an entirely new set of functions at a different level in the tree). The tree,
with its subtrees, is not limited in size.

We use the term “button page” or “page” to mean the set of 16 button functions at any partic­ular place in the subtree.

Configurers will use ‘Navigate’ buttons to create new button pages (subtrees). During operation,
NV9641A users will press a ‘Navigate’ button to access a subtree. However, ‘Navigate’ buttons
are typically not labeled “Navigate”; they would be labeled according to the specific function
they perform in your system.

 The up/down buttons scroll through lists of devices, through levels in X-Y mode, and

through pages of multi-destination devices.

When the operator is scrolling through devices, and is at the first page of devices, the up
button returns the panel to the “parent” page
ton that accessed the device pages.

— the page that contained the category but-

Paging Model

Under this model, the NV9641A provides a list of button pages, through which the operator may
scroll using the up/down buttons. In this case, the term “button page” means a set of buttons
accessed by the up/down buttons. The button pages are not organized as a tree. There are no
navigation buttons under paging mode.

The paging model has fewer functions than the XY/MD model.

Panel Organization

Function Buttons

The NV9641A has an array of 16 LCD buttons. Each has 3 lines of text (up to 8 characters per
line). The buttons can display one of seven colors dynamically: nominally red, green, blue,
purple, amber, yellow, or grey. We say a button is “dark” when its LCD is turned off.

During configuration, you can assign any of the 7 colors to a button.

Each LCD button has four levels of brightness: off, low, medium, and high, and supports three
operational levels: high tally, low tally, and off. High tally can be either medium or high bright­ness and low tally can be either low or medium brightness. High tally is always constrained to be
brighter than low tally. See LCD Buttons

Although a configurer can see the tree or list of pages during configuration, the structure of the
button pages is not evident on the panel itself. The panel operator must commit the structure to

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User’s Guide

memory to be able to use the panel. It is up to the person configuring the panel to design a
simple and logical structure.

Some buttons functions are assigned by the system depending on the context. For example. if a
button page is to represent all sources in a category, and that list changes, the button subtree
adjusts in size dynamically. The panel software adds a “forward” button and a “back” button if
there are more sources than buttons. Pressing the ‘Forward’ button takes you to the next page
of sources. Pressing the ‘Back’ button takes you to the previous page of sources.

Some button states depend on context. Many buttons remain unlit when their functions are
disabled. For example, the up and down scroll buttons remain unlit until there is an opportunity
to scroll up or down, respectively. For example, an XY/MD button turns green for X-Y mode and
amber for multi-destination mode. ‘Save Preset’ goes low tally when you press ‘Clear Preset’.

The LCD buttons display a menu if the operator presses a menu button. When the operator
make a menu selection, viewable data are displayed on the LCD buttons. In some cases, the
operator can enter data (such as panel ID or LCD brightness) using buttons that allow data entry.

Configurers can define ‘Selection’ buttons that select a level during a breakaway setup or that
select destinations in multi-destination (MD) mode. (You must do so if the operator is to make
such selections.)

Up/Down Buttons

The two small buttons (next to the printed arrows) illuminate when scrolling is possible. The up
button illuminates when you can scroll up; the down button, when you can scroll down.

Scrolling is necessary when a list of items
of buttons available for the items.

Operators will use the up/down buttons to view different button pages when the panel is
configured according to the paging model.

— for instance, source devices — exceeds the number

Tally Interface

At the rear of the panel is a DB25 connector that provides 8 tally inputs and 4 tally outputs. (The
outputs are solid state relay outputs.) Both inputs and outputs are optically isolated.

During configuration, you can construct Boolean logic that switches the outputs on. The terms
of the logic expressions are states of the source and destination devices, etc., controlled by the
NV9641A.

During configuration, you can prescribe NV9641A behavior that depends on the tally inputs.

What you connect to the tally interface is, of course, up to you. Grass Valley provides a breakout
cable (WC0053) for the tally connector as a purchase option.

The NV9000-SE Utilities on-line help documentation calls the tally interface a GPIO interface. On
the rear of the panel, it is labelled a “GPI interface.”

See Chapter 6, GPIO

, on page 73, for complete detail.

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Introduction

Modes of Operation

Modes of Operation

Under the paging model, the panel operates in a limited X-Y mode.

Under the XY/MD model, 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
bus,” “single-destination,” or “button-per-source” mode
or MD 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.

• Single-Destination Mode.

Single-destination” mode is not a distinct mode, but we mention it because it is a mode on
some other panels and can be simulated on the NV9641A. It can be combined with the other
two modes. You can create many different forms of “single-destination” mode. This mode
may in fact have more than a single destination.

Although single-destination mode is not complicated, to understand it you need to under­stand the different button types. Please read the Configuration and Operation chapters and
then see Single-Destination Mode

• Limited X-Y Mode.

When the panel is configured according to the paging model, we can say it is in limited X-Y
mode. In limited X-Y mode, takes are all-level and apply to a single destination.

• Multi-Destination Mode — lets you control multiple destinations. The LCD buttons display

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

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

The secondary modes of panel operation are:

• Setup Mode — where the NV9641A is freshly powered up, but disconnected from the net-

work. In this mode, you can preset the NV9641A’s panel ID and perform a few diagnostic
tasks.

• Salvo Mode — pressing a Salvo button (and then the ‘Take’ button) executes a salvo. (The

duration of a salvo is indeterminate.) Salvo mode tends to be very brief.

• Menu Mode — pressing a Menu button places the NV9641A in “menu” mode. In menu

mode, the LCD button array becomes a menu that changes as needed during menu opera­tion.

Other modes of operation are:

• Hold mode — when you press the ‘Hold’ button, hold mode becomes active and when you

press it again, hold mode becomes inactive. See Hold

• Save preset mode — when you press the ‘Save Preset’ button, ‘Save Preset’ mode becomes

active and when you press it again, ‘Save Preset’ mode becomes inactive. See Save Preset
page 62.

— called “single-

— can be emulated in either X-Y mode

(page 42).

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Other NV9641A Functions

The NV9641A can be configured to perform the following additional functions:

• Previous source, free source, and “quick” source.

• Lock/protect/release for destinations.

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

• Hold breakaway levels.

• System salvos.

• Forced release of locked or protected devices.

• Device selection using indexes or suffixes.

The NV9641A provides the following additional features:

• Multiple-level breakaways in X-Y mode. This lets you route multiple sources to the same des-

tination on different levels.

• Gang or dub switching in multi-destination mode.

• Broadcast data routing in X-Y mode.

• Level mapping in X-Y mode.

• Button page “templates”— global navigation templates and suffix templates — for easier

configuration.

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Other NV9641A Functions

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Chapter 3 provides installation instructions for the NV9641A.

Topics

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Installing Software and Documentation
Initialization
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Package Contents

If you have ordered one or more NV9641A 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 99.

Depending on your order, the NV9641A items that can ship include:

• One or more NV9641A control panels.

• One or more power supplies, with straps that secure the AC power cords to the power sup-

plies.

• A user’s guide (this document), NV9000-SE Utilities software, and other material.

• A quick-start guide (hard copy).

• Optional WC0053 breakout cable.

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 NV9641A (including any system controllers,
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.

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Installation

Follow these steps to install a NV9641A control panel:

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

The NV9641A is designed to mount in a 19” rack. This is not a requirement.

Place the panel in position in your rack. Attach the panel to the rack frame, using screws
appropriate for your rack. The panel’s mounting slots are spaced 1.25” (32 mm) vertically and
allow approximately 1/8” (3mm) of movement horizontally.

The up and down buttons are clear plastic and accept customer-defined button legends.
You may install button legends at any time. See Scroll Button Legends

on page 85.

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 NV9641A panel.

3 Connect one or both power supplies. First connect the 4-pin connector to PS1 or PS2 on the

rear of the router. The connectors are keyed and snap into place. There is only one way they
fit. Do not force them. Then connect the power supply to AC power.

A second power connection is for redundancy only (protection against failure) and is not a
requirement for operation.

Refer to Power Specifications

Power Cord Retention

on page 79 for details on the PS0001 power supply. See also

on page 86.

4 Connect tally (GPIO) input devices and output devices.

You can use the optional WC0053 breakout cable to make these connections.

See Chapter 6, GPIO

, on page 73 for detail regarding the tally interface.

Installing Software and Documentation

This document is available through the Grass Valley web site.

You must use NV9000-SE Utilities to configure the NV9641A control panel. Contact Grass Valley
to obtain the latest version of this NV9000 configuration software.

You may use the Panel IP Configuration Utility if you want your NV9641A to have a static IP
address or to change it back to DHCP. The panel, as it comes from the factory, defaults to DHCP.

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NV9641

PANEL ID

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IP

ADDRESS

MENU

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ID ENTRY

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TEST
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Before your system controller can communicate with an NV9641A, you must give it a panel ID.
Follow these steps for each NV9641A you are installing:

1 Power up the NV9641A. Do not connect its Ethernet cable (or disconnect it if it is connected).

2 Press that button to enter the menu. The button now displays “EXIT.” At any time during this

3 Find ‘Panel ID Entry’ among the 4 panel buttons on the left that have become green. Press it.

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User’s Guide

After a few seconds, the alphanumeric display will show ‘Acquire IP Address’ and show the
panel’s current panel ID. The 2 left-most buttons and the right-most button in the top row
now read:

process, you can press the exit button to “back out of” the process. You might have to press
it more than once.

The ‘Panel ID’ button shows the current panel ID

— in this example, it is 470.

4 The panel now illuminates (in green) 10 “digit” buttons. Press the digits of your intended

panel ID in order

— up to 8 digits. Then press ‘Save’ (on the right) to save the ID or ‘Cancel’ to

discard the ID.

The new panel ID does not appear until you exit the menu after saving.

5 You may use any other menu function at this time. When you are finished, press the exit but-

ton to leave the menu.

6 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 NV9641A configuration in NV9000-SE Utilities and upload the configu­ration to the NV9641A. You will need a panel ID to create a NV9641A configuration. When you
upload the configuration, the panel ID you entered in NV9000-SE Utilities designates the actual
panel. If no actual panel has that ID, the upload cannot occur.

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Testing

Testing

A panel test function is available when the NV9641A is disconnected from the system controller.
Use it to determine the health of your NV9641A. See Setup Mode

These are points to consider after you install your NV9641A control panel(s):

1 Do the buttons illuminate? When an NV9641A powers up, its two leftmost LCD buttons are

supposed to turn green. Does it pass the panel test mentioned above?

2 When the NV9641A powers up and it is connected to the system controller, it should initial-

ize completely. (That takes about 30 seconds.) Whatever configuration exists for that panel
should be loaded and the buttons appropriate for that configuration should light in the col­ors appropriate for that configuration.

If you continue to see “No Server,” “Acquiring IP Address,” or “Locating Network” on button 2,
you might have a problem. Reboot everything and try again.

 The NV9641A, by default, acquires its IP address through DHCP on the panel/router

network of the system controller. 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 first button, you have
either not initialized the panel or no configuration has been created for your panel in
NV9000-SE Utilities.

3 Is the system controller actually running? It can sometimes be difficult to tell.

4 Is NV9000-SE Utilities installed and operating? If so, can you upload a configuration to the

specified panel?

5 Does the configuration actually work? Can the operator perform takes and perform other

operations?

The design of an NV9641A “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.

on page 70 for detail.

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Configuration

Chapter 4 provides configuration instructions for the NV9641A.

Topics

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

Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration
NV9641A Panel Configuration Page
Commitment Buttons
Panel Options
Button Definitions
Button Page Table
Tally (GPIO) Window
Selection Buttons
Single-Destination Mode
Global Navigation

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The NV9641A has a “multi-page” user interface. Each of its 16 buttons (illuminated in various
colors and having 3 lines of text) can either (1) execute a function or (2) select another button
page (i.e., present an entirely new set of functions). The set of button pages is not limited in size.
Panel operators navigate to different button pages to perform different tasks.

A NV9641A has two distinct behavioral models, with some functions in common:

• XY/MD model.

• Paging model.

The user interface of the XY/MD model is tree-structured (or hierarchical) although it is not
always a “tree” in the strictest sense. Users can access various button pages through navigation
buttons.

The user interface of the paging model is not tree-structured. Button pages are arranged in a list
instead. Users scroll through pages using the up and down buttons at the right of the panel.

The NV9641A uses its up and down buttons for scrolling through various lists and pages.

At the rear of the panel, a DB25 connector supports 8 tally inputs and 4 tally outputs.

The software with which to configure the NV9641A is NV9000-SE Utilities. Figure 4-1, following,
shows the default NV9641A panel configuration page from NV9000-SE Utilities.

The Panel IP Configuration Utility is also available if you want the NV9641A to take a static IP
address.

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Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration

Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration

You must create configurations for the NV9641A 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.

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:

Choose “NV9641” from the ‘Type’ field. Enter the panel ID you assigned to the panel (during
initial power-up) in the ID field. Give a name to the panel in the name field and select a user.

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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 NV9641A configuration file is

 There are 2 other buttons: ‘Suffix’ and ‘Navigate’. Pressing either of these buttons creates a

button page template, not a panel configuration. See Global Navigation

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

on page 43.

Return to the ‘Control Panels’ page to view your new entry. To edit an NV9641A configuration,
either double-click its list entry or select the entry and then click ‘Edit Panel Configuration’:

You will then see the panel configuration page for the selected NV9641A.

The following section of this guide discusses using the panel configuration page to configure an
NV9641A.

 The entries in the list can be (1) actual panel configurations (2) global navigation templates

or (3) global “suffix” templates. See Global Navigation

on page 43.

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NV9641A Panel Configuration Page

NV9641A Panel Configuration Page

This is the default NV9641A panel configuration page in NV9000-SE Utilities:

Fig. 4-1: NV9641A Configuration Page (Default)

Similar pages exist for NV9641A suffix templates and for global navigation templates. See Global

Navigation on page 43.

The items on the page shown in Figure 4-1 apply under the “XY/MD” behavioral model. A some­what different page appears when you choose the “paging” behavioral model. See Options

under the Paging Model on page 23.

After you configure buttons, and button pages, the appearance of the panel buttons 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.

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Regions of the Configuration Page

Above the ‘Revert to Saved’ and ‘Save’ buttons (always present) there are 5 main regions:

• A graphic representation of the NV9641A panel.

On the left are 16 LCD function buttons. Click on a button to assign a function to it. In some
cases, you can click or double-click certain buttons to execute the button function. Clicking
an up or down button allows you to scroll through selection button blocks for MD destina­tion assignments. Unless you are configuring a suffix template or working on a “paging
mode” panel configuration, you can double-click a ‘Navigate’ button to make the button’s
“subpage” appear.

When you are working on a paging mode configuration, the up and down buttons select the
previous or next pages. (The down button also creates new pages if you happen to be at the
end of the page list.)

Buttons can be illuminated in several colors: green, amber, yellow, red, blue, purple, and
grey. There are 3 levels of illumination: high tally (bright), low tally (muted) and off. Unde­fined buttons are turned off (dark) on the actual panel and are gray in the configuration
page.

 Buttons disabled during operation have text, but are dark on the control panel.

On the right are the two scroll buttons. These are not configurable functions. They do not
perform up or down functions in the configuration page except when you are configuring
selection buttons for MD destinations and then only when you have enabled more than 8
MD destinations.

• Button definitions.

In this section, configurers make button assignments, using its pull-down menus and text
fields. The menus and fields vary with the button type.

See Button Definitions

• Button page table.

This section

— the region below the button definition section — displays a list of the individ-

ual pages of the tree structure under the XY/MD model or the list structure under the paging
model. The button page at the top of the table is called “Default.” In the XY/MD model, it is
the root of the tree.

Under the XY/MD model, category buttons can display device subpages when pressed.
Those subpages are not definable in NV9000-SE Utilities and the button page table does not
display the device subpages accessed through category buttons. Category buttons can also
display suffix pages when pressed. Suffix pages are included in the button page table.

Category buttons are not available under the paging model.

See Button Page Table

• GPIO definitions.

In this section, you may define GPIO logic. The control panel has a rear connector that pro­vides 4 relay outputs and 8 optically isolated inputs. See GPIO
tion.

• Panel options.

In this section, you may specify the behavioral characteristics of the panel. See Panel Options
on page 19.

, following.

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Configuration

Commitment Buttons

Configuration Tasks

The person configuring an NV9641A panel will want to consider how best to use the button
page tree under the XY/MD model or the list structure of the button page list under the paging
model to support the devices and routers in the router control system at hand. The task is non­trivial. The paging model is simpler but the XY/MD model is richer.

In support of that effort, the configurer will do the following:

A configuration should lead the operator through required tasks. It is possible to make naviga­tion of the panel intuitive through the judicious use of color and text on the LCD buttons.

The configurer must keep in mind that the operator generally cannot view the entire button
page structure at a glance.

For XY/MD configurations, and for global navigation templates, the configurer must also keep in
mind that the operator must be able to reach any page in the tree. In particular, the operator,
having navigated down a subtree, must have some way to navigate back up the subtree. There
are several ways to ensure this. Two are listed here:

 The operator can always return from system-generated pages (e.g., device lists) using the

For paging configurations, the operator can always use the up and down buttons to move from
page to page.

The panel operator, in most cases, needs a ‘Take’ button and at least one selection button. In
addition to their basic function, selection buttons provide feedback about the preset source
device and level mapping. A ‘Clear Preset’ button is strongly recommended.

 We also recommend that you place exactly 8 selection buttons on a page.

• Select panel options.

• Assign functions to buttons.

• Create pages (subtrees) of buttons. (Do this using the Navigation button type).

• Define logic for some or all of the tally inputs or outputs.

• Place a “Back” button on each subpage. The “back” button causes the NV9641A to redisplay

the previous page.

• Place a “Navigate” button on each page, where the navigate button causes the NV9641A to

display a specific page.

‘up’ button.

Commitment Buttons

Two buttons at the bottom of the configuration page are self-explanatory and present on most
configuration pages:

• Revert to Saved. Press this button if you want to discard any recent changes you have made.

• Save. Press this button to commit all your recent changes.

Neither of these actions is reversible.

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Panel Options

The first panel option selects the behavioral model of the panel: XY/MD or paging. The panel
options differ between the two models. The default model is XY/MD mode.

Changing from one behavioral model to the other will erase the panel configuration. A confir­mation warning appears when you make the change:

Options under XY/MD Model

This is the top part of the panel options section, as it appears at the right of a configuration page
under the XY/MD model:

NV9641A

User’s Guide

Drop-Down Menus

These are its options:

Panel Behavior
Model

Default Mode X-Y Mode Starts the panel in XY mode after a reset.

Release Mode Normal Release This panel can release “locks” and “protects” set by the designated

XY/MD Mode The panel configuration uses the XY/MD model.

XY/MD supports a tree of button pages and allows the operator
the choice of X-Y mode (multiple levels, single destination) or MD
mode (all levels, multiple destinations) at any time.

Paging Mode The panel configuration uses the paging model.

Paging uses an ordered list of button pages and does not support
X-Y mode or MD mode. The paging model supports a limited X-Y
mode.

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Multi-Dest Mode Starts the panel in Multidest mode after a reset.

user (at this panel or any other panel).

Force Release This panel can release locks and protects set by any user.

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Configuration

Panel Options

Default
Destination

Preset Monitor None The preset source video is not sent to a monitor.

Status Monitor None The current source video is not sent to a monitor.

XY Data
Routing Mode

None After a reset, the panel displays no destination device. (This is not

recommended.)

‹device› The Panel uses the specified device as the destination after a reset.

(The ‘Default State’ button also returns the panel to this destina­tion.)

‹device› The preset source video for the selected destination appears on

the specified monitor (device).

‹device› The current source video for the selected destination appears on

the specified monitor (device).

Automatic If a machine control (i.e., data) level is involved in a route, the sys-

tem makes the route on the control level even if the control port is
in use on the source or destination device. It breaks the previous
control connection and then makes a new control connection for
the route in progress.

Semi-automatic
(recommended)

Manual If the control port is in use for the source or destination device, the

If the control port is in use for the source or destination device, the
system takes all (selected) levels except control and allows the
operator to perform the control level route by pressing ‘Take’ a sec­ond time. The operator may cancel the control-level take by press­ing a button other than ‘Take.’

If the control port is not in use, the control level take occurs nor­mally.

system takes all (selected) levels except control. It does not per­form the control level route.

If the control port is not in use, the control level take occurs nor­mally.

To carry out a take on a machine control port that is in use, the
operator must first free the port by performing a “tristate” take on
the port, that is, taking the device (as a source) to itself (as a desti­nation) on the control level.

A take can occur on the machine control level if, on the selection
button for the control level, the status line is “FREE.”

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