Grass Valley NV9642 User Manual

NV9642

NV9000 Control Panel

User’s Guide

UG0047-02

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 NV9642 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 NV9642 documentation,
you agree to the following terms and conditions.

Grass Valley hereby grants permission and license to owners of NV9642 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 NV9642 User’s Guide

Part Number UG0049-01

Revision 1.2 (20 Nov 14)

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Change History

Rev. Date ECO Description Approved

1.0 24 Nov 09 16114 Initial release D. Cox

1.1 05 Nov 10 17286 Updated to conform to SE
contract buttons added.

1.2 20 Nov 14 19357 Reformatted. D.Cox

6.0.8. Virtual level expand,

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.

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 clean-

ers; 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 equip-

ment 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

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

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

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

Tally Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

Other NV9642 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NV9642 Panel Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

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

Commitment Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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

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

Button Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Button Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Button Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

‘Edit Navigation Button’ Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Automatic Fill Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Button Page List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Tally (GPIO) Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Selection Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Selection Button Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

XY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

MD Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Table of Contents

Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

XY Mode — Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

XY Mode — Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

MD Mode

MD Mode — Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Display Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

MD Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

How to Configure Selection Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Single-Destination Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Global Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Referencing a Suffix Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Referencing a Navigate Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Composing Suffix Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Template Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Composing Navigate Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Template Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

— Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

5 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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

Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Button Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Level Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

MD Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Operating Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Breakaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Level Grouping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Breakaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Multi-Destination Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Category Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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

Clear Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Default State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Destination Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Destination Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Free Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Level Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Name Set Toggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Navigate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Global Navigate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Page Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Page Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Panel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Preset Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Previous Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Quick Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Salvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Save Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Selection Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Source/Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Source is Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Undefined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Virtual Level Expander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Virtual Levels Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

X-Y Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

XY/MD Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Lock, Protect, and Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

XY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Single-Destination Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

MD Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Name Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Broadcast Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Making Broadcast Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Removing Broadcast Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Data Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Automatic Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Manual Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Semi-Automatic Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Chop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Salvo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Menu Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

LCD Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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6 GPIO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

The Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

GPIO Configuration Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

The GPIO Section of the NV9642 Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Configuring Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Configuring Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

NV9642 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Initial Panel State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

8 Misc. Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

LCD Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Power Cord Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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Chapter 1 is an introduction to the NV9642 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 NV9642 control panel:

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

• Chapter 2, Introduction, provides a functional description of the NV9642.

• 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 Det a 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 NV9642 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 (34)Alphanumeric Display Up/Down Buttons

GPIO (tally)

Ethernet
RS-232 (diagnostic)
Power

Introduction

Chapter 2 provides a basic functional description of the NV9642.

Topics

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

Panel Organization
Modes of Operation
Other NV9642 Functions

The NV96421 is a hierarchical control panel featuring 34 LCD function buttons (illuminated in
various colors and having 1 to 3 lines of text) and a small vacuum fluorescent display having 4
lines of 22 characters. It can operate in X-Y mode or in multi-destination (MD) mode. Operators
can switch between modes at any time. The up and down buttons allow you to scroll the
display.

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

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Fig. 2-1: NV9642 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: NV9642 Rear

The NV9642 provides a tree-structured (or hierarchical) button layout. Configurers can define a
“tree” of buttons in such a way that each of the 30 LCD buttons 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.

1. An equivalent NV9642V — a GUI that is called a “virtual panel”— is available. It emulates the NV9642.

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Panel Organization

We use the term “button page” or “page” to mean the set of 34 button functions at any partic­ular level in the tree.

Configurers will use ‘Navigate’ buttons to create new button pages (subtrees). During operation,
NV9642 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 panel can also display predefined button pages. For instance, a “category” button, when
pressed, will display one or more pages of sources or destinations through which the operator
may browse. A “menu” button presents a page of menu options.

Panel Organization

Function Buttons

The NV9642 has two rows of 17 LCD buttons — a total of 34 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. An eighth color exists
is off.
If the button text occurs on only one or two lines, the button displays larger text, centered on
the button.

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 you can see a list of the pages in the tree during configuration, the structure of the
tree is not evident on the panel itself. The panel operator must commit the tree structure to
memory to be able to use the panel. It is up to the person configuring the panel to design a
usable tree 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, ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’ buttons remain unlit until there is an opportu­nity to scroll selection buttons. By default, 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. (Config­urers must do so if the operator is to make such selections.)

Scrolling is necessary when a list of items
of buttons available for the items. The panel adds ‘Forward’ and ‘Back’ buttons as necessary.

— “dar k” — when the LCD

, page 81, for a color chart.

— for instance, source devices — exceeds the number

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NV9642

XY Dest VTR1XY Dest VTR1
 HD HD
CAM1 SDCAM1 SD
CAM1 AUDIO 1CAM1 AUDIO 1

CAM1 VTR1CAM1 VTR1
CAM2 VTR2CAM2 VTR2
CAM3 VTR3CAM3 VTR3
CAM1 VTR4CAM1 VTR4

Multi-destination mode

XY Dest VTR1XY Dest VTR1
CAM1 AUDIO 2CAM1 AUDIO 2
CAM1 AUDIO 3CAM1 AUDIO 3
CAM1 AUDIO 4CAM1 AUDIO 4

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XY Dest VTR1XY Dest VTR1
 TIMECODE TIMECODE

 AUDIO 5 AUDIO 5

X-Y mode

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CAM5 VTR5CAM5 VTR5
CAM6 VTR6CAM6 VTR6
CAM7 VTR7CAM7 VTR7
CAM8 VTR8CAM8 VTR8

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Panels that use multi-destination mode will probably require ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’
buttons.

Alphanumeric Display

The 4×22 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 and the display changes according to the mode:

In either case, the display has 4 rows. Operators might need to scroll the display to see addi­tional information. (The up and down buttons, right next to the display, are for scrolling the
display.)

Display Fields

The display has 2 columns:

• Level/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
NV9642 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 a destination.

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.

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Panel Organization

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.

In X-Y mode, the display uses its top row to show the selected destination. Therefore, in X-Y
mode, the display scrolls 3 lines at a time.

In multi-destination (MD) mode, the display uses all 4 lines to show MD destinations. In MD
mode, the display scrolls 4 lines at a time.

The display fields can show either aliases 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 (3 small bars) that turn on to indicate selections.

In X-Y mode, the marks turn on to indicate that a level is selected and are not visible otherwise.
(The operator makes level selections in the button array.)

In MD mode, a mark appears to the right of the currently selected destination (and of all the
currently selection destinations 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 indicates a breakaway on that destination.

An ‘L’ indicates that a device has been locked. A ‘P’ indicates that a device has been protected.
NV9642 operators may lock, protect or release destinations. It is important for operators to
know that other operators may lock, protect, or release sources and destinations.

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
NV9000 control system.

During configuration, you can prescribe NV9642 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 69, for complete detail.

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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 LCD buttons display

destinations and 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.

 The alphanumeric display scrolls independently of the selection buttons. Use the fixed

up/down buttons to scroll the display.

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

• 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 NV9642. 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.

To understand single-destination mode, you must understand the different button types.
Please read the Configuration and Operation chapters and then see Single-Destination

Mode (page 38).

The secondary modes of panel operation are:

• Setup mode — where the NV9642 is freshly powered up, but disconnected from the net-

work. In this mode, you can preset the NV9642’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.)

• Menu mode — pressing a Menu button places the NV9642 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.

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

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

on page 59.

on

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Introduction

Other NV9642 Functions

Other NV9642 Functions

The NV9642 can be configured to perform the following additional functions:

• Previous source, free source, “quick” source, and source/destination buttons.

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

• Hold breakaway levels.

• System salvos.

• Lock/protect/release for destinations.

• Forced release of locked or protected devices.

• Device selection using indexes or suffixes.

The NV9642 provides the following additional features:

• The NV9642 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.

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

configuration.

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Chapter 3 provides installation and connection instructions.

Topics

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

Installation
Installing Software and Documentation
Initialization
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Package Contents

If you have ordered one or more NV9642 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 95.

Depending on your order, the NV9642 items that can ship include:

• One or more NV9642 control panels.

• One or two power supplies for each NV9642, with straps that secure the AC power cords to

the power supplies.

• 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 NV9642 (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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Installation

Follow these steps to install a NV9642 control panel:

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

The NV9642 is designed to mount in a 19” rack. Rack-mounting 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 1.75” (44.5mm) vertically
and allow approximately 1/8” (3mm) of movement horizontally.

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 NV9642.

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 75 for details on the PS0001 power supply. See also

on page 82.

4 Connect tally (GPIO) input devices and output devices at the DB25 GPI connector.

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

See Chapter 6, GPIO

, on page 69 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 NV9642 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 NV9642 to have a static IP
address or to use DHCP. The panel, as it comes from the factory, defaults to DHCP.

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Initialization

MENU

• • •

ENTER

PANEL ID

SOFTWARE
VERSIONS

EXIT

• • •

PANEL

TEST
MODE

Before your system controller can communicate with an NV9642, you must give the NV9642 a
panel ID. Follow these steps for each NV9642 you are installing:

1 Power up the NV9642. Do not connect its Ethernet cable. (Disconnect it if it is connected.)

2 Press the ‘Menu’ button to enter the menu. The menu button now displays ‘Exit’. At any time

3 Find and press ‘Enter Panel ID’ among the panel buttons on the left.

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User’s Guide

After a few seconds, the alphanumeric display will show ‘Acquire IP Address’ at the top and
show the panel’s current panel ID. The right-most button in the top row illuminates and
reads ‘Menu’:

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

Testing

The ‘Panel ID’ button shows the current panel ID

— in this example, it is 4200.

4 After you press ‘Enter Panel ID’, the panel illuminates 10 “digit” buttons on the top row of

buttons. Press the digits of your intended panel ID in order

— up to 8 digits. Then press the

‘Save’ button (on the right) to save the ID, press the ‘Clear’ button to discard the ID, or press
‘Exit’ to return to the menu.

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

ton (which reappears) 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 NV9642 configuration in NV9000-SE Utilities and upload the configura­tion to the NV9642. You need the panel ID to create a NV9642 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.

As shown previously, in step 3, a panel test function is available when the NV9642 is discon­nected from the system controller. Run the test to determine the health of your NV9642. See

Setup Mode

on page 65 for detail. Press the ‘Software Versions’ button to review the versions of

installed software and firmware.

These are points to consider after you install your NV9642 control panel(s):

1 Do the buttons illuminate? When an NV9642 powers up, its two leftmost LCD buttons are

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

2 When the NV9642 powers up and it is connected to the system controller, it should initialize

completely. (That takes a few seconds.) The NV9000 system should load whatever configura-

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Testing

tion exists for that panel and the buttons appropriate for that configuration should light in

the colors appropriate for the top-level button page of that configuration.

If you continue to see “No Server,” “Acquiring IP Address,” or “Locating Network” on button 2,

you have a problem. Reboot everything and try again.

 The NV9642, 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 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? 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.

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? Is it useful? Can the operator perform takes and per-

form other operations?
The design of an NV9642 “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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Configuration

Chapter 4 provides configuration instructions for the NV9642.

Topics

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

Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration
NV9642 Panel Configuration Page
Commitment Buttons
Panel Options
Button Definitions
Button Page List
Tally (GPIO) Window
Selection Buttons
Single-Destination Mode
Global Navigation

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Summary

The NV9642 has a “multi-page” user interface. Each of its 34 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.

We say that the user interface is tree-structured (or hierarchical) although it is not always a “tree”
in the strictest sense. (You can construct a tree-like graph of the button pages.)

The NV9642, in addition, has an 4×22 alphanumeric display that presents the status of opera­tions as they occur. The NV9642 panel has up and down buttons next to the display with which
the operator can scroll the display.

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

NV9000-SE Utilities is the software with which to configure the NV9642. Figure 4-1, following,
shows the default NV9642 panel configuration page from NV9000-SE Utilities.

Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration

You must create configurations for the NV9642 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 “NV9642” 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 NV9642 configuration file is

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

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User’s Guide

 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

on page 39.

Return to the ‘Control Panels’ page to view your new entry. To edit an NV9642 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 NV9642.

The following section of this guide discusses using the panel configuration page in which you
configure an NV9642.

 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 39.

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Configuration

Button

Definition

Section

Button

Page Table

GPIO Defi-

nitions

Display

Options

Panel Image

Panel

Options

NV9642 Panel Configuration Page

NV9642 Panel Configuration Page

This is the default NV9642 panel configuration page in NV9000-SE Utilities:

Fig. 4-1: NV9642 Configuration Page (Default)

Similar pages exist for NV9642 suffix templates and for NV9642 global navigation templates. See

Global Navigation

on page 39.

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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User’s Guide

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 NV9642 panel.

On the right are 34 function button images. 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.

Double-clicking a ‘Navigate’ button, for instance, causes the button’s “subpage” to appear.

 The image of the alphanumeric display is not used. The images of the fixed up/down

buttons, just to the right of the image of the display, are not used.

Double-clicking a ‘Page Up’ or ‘Page Down’ button (not the same as a fixed up or down but-

ton) allows you to scroll through multi-destination pages that are represented in the image

of the alphanumeric page.

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. Unde-

fined 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. Unde-

fined buttons are dark and have no text.

• 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. The button page at the top of the list (or root of the tree) is

called “Default.”

During operation, category buttons can display device subpages when pressed. Those sub-

pages are not definable in NV9000-SE Utilities. The button page list does not display the

device subpages accessed through category buttons. Category buttons can also display suf-

fix pages when pressed. Suffix pages are included in the button page table.

See Button Page List

• GPIO definitions.

In this section, configurers may define GPIO logic. The control panel has a rear connector

that provides 4 relay outputs and 8 optically isolated inputs. See GPIO

information. (Note that the graphical buttons represent connector terminals and not actual

buttons.)

• Panel options.

In this section, configurers may specify the behavioral characteristics of the panel.

• Display options.

In this section, configurers may partially specify the behavior of the display when the panel

is in X-Y mode.

In X-Y mode, the display shows 3 lines of level information. (The display also scrolls by 3 lines

at a time.) The display options let you specify explicitly what levels appear on those 3 lines.

The specification applies, however, only to the first page of the level display.

, following.

on page 33.

, page 69, for more

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Configuration

NV9642 Panel Configuration Page

For example, if your NV9000 configuration has levels HD, SD, AES12, AES34, AES56, AES78,

timecode, and ‘Ctrl’ defined, and you specify that HD, AES12, AES34 are to appear on lines 1,

2, and 3, that will always happen. Then levels SD, AES56, and AES78 will appear on page 2,

and ‘timecode’ and ‘Ctrl’ will appear on page 3 as the operator scrolls.

During configuration, you may leave any of the fields in this section blank. If you leave all 3

fields blank, the display will present levels in their default order (according to their display

index, as defined in NV9000-SE Utilities).

If you leave only one or two fields blank, those display lines will appear blank, while the line

for which you specified a level will show that level.

Configuration Tasks

The person configuring an NV9642 panel will want to consider how best to use the hierarchical
nature of the button tree to support the devices and routers in the router control system at
hand. The task is non-trivial.

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

• 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 and outputs.

A configuration should lead the operator through required tasks. It is possible to make naviga­tion through the tree structure of panel operations 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
tree at a glance.

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 ways are listed here:

• Place a “Back” button on each subpage. The “back” button causes the NV9642 to redisplay

the previous page.

• Place a “Navigate” button on each page, where the navigate button causes the NV9642 to

display a specific page.

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

‘back’ button.

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 recommend that you place exactly 8 selection buttons on a page and that they reference

all display indexes.

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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.

Panel Options

The panel options section, in the middle of the configuration page, has two parts: drop-down
menus and checkbox options. These are the drop-down menus:

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These are the options:

Default Mode X-Y Mode Starts the panel in XY mode after a reset. See Defaults on page 77.

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

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

user (at this panel or any other panel).

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

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.

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).

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Configuration

Panel Options

XY Data
Routing Mode

MD Data
Routing Mode

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

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

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, in the status col­umn of the display, the source entry is “FREE.”

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.

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.

An operator can determine whether the control level is free by
switching momentarily to X-Y mode and examining the destina­tion’s levels.

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Default Name
Set

Multidest
Device Limit

System Name A list of “name sets” appears in the drop-down menu. The name

sets can be defined under the System Management pane of
NV9000-SE Utilities. Choose ‘System Name’ in this list if you do not
want, or do not care about, device name aliases. Do not choose
‘System Name’ if you are configuring any ‘Name Set Toggle’ but­tons.

(Selectable in
multiples of 8)

The number of multi-destination entries you are defining. (Strictly
speaking, this is not a limit, but a count.) The default, and lowest
value, is 8. The maximum is 512. (If you have more entries than
devices, you can leave some MD destinations unassigned.)

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Checkbox Options

The checkbox options section is just below the panel options section, enclosed in the same
region:

A check in the box enables the option. Clearing the checkbox disables the option.

By default, all the check box options are clear except ‘Src/Dst Immediate Take’. That particular
option is enabled by default.

The ‘Clear Configuration’ button removes all configuration data from the panel. The panel then
has a blank configuration. If you click this button by mistake, you can regain the previously
saved configuration by clicking the ‘Revert to Saved’ button.

The following items are the checkbox options:

• User-programmable ID.

Allows the Panel ID to be changed locally at the control panel (in menu mode).

• User MD Definable.

This option allows the operator to select, at any time, a different destination for an MD desti-

nation.

• Save preset default.

Makes ‘Save Preset’ mode active when the panel reverts to its default state (after a Default

State button is pressed, or when the panel is restarted).

 A ‘Save Preset’ button is needed only when you want the operator to be able to view or

change the mode.

• Hold preset default.

Makes “hold” mode active when the panel reverts to its default state (after a Default State

button is pressed, or when the panel is restarted).

 Note: a ‘Hold’ button is needed only when you want the operator to be able to view or

change hold mode.

• Enable destination lock.

Check ‘Enable Destination Lock’ so that any ‘Destination Lock’ button on the panel will func-

tion.

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Panel Options

• Enable destination protect.

Check ‘Enable Destination Protect’ so that any ‘Destination Protect’ button on the panel will

function.

• Source master default.

Makes a control-level source the controlling device (or master device) by default. Otherwise,

the destination is the master by default. (The option is specifically for use with NV9000 series

machine control routers.)

“Source is master” is used for duplication, or broadcast routing, on a machine control level.

“Destination is master” is for machine-to-machine editing. If you do not select the “source

master default” option, you can place a ‘Source is Master’ button on the panel.

 Note: a ‘Source is Master’ button is a toggle that reverses the direction of data routing

for devices used in data level (machine control) takes.

• Hide sources not configured on this panel.

Causes the names of source devices that are not presently configured for this particular

panel to be effectively hidden. When another panel changes the source to one not config-

ured for this panel, this panel displays asterisks instead.

• Deselect all destinations and turn off hold after take.

After selecting many MD destinations (with ‘Hold’ mode on), it can be time-consuming and

error-prone to find them all (and no others) to deselect them after a take. When you enable

this option, the NV9642 does exactly that (and turns off hold mode).

• Jump to multi-dest selection when switching to XY.

Makes the currently selected multi-destination device the current destination when you

switch from MD mode to X-Y mode.

 The X-Y destination shown will be the default destination when the panel is in MD “hold”

mode and multiple destinations are selected

— if a default destination is specified in the

configuration. Otherwise, no destination will be selected.

• Flip-flop source and preset after take.

Swaps the preset source and the currently routed source for this destination after a take.

• Enable force release.

Allows operators to execute a force release.

• Jump back after source selection.

After you make a source selection, the panel reactivates the default button page.

• Jump back after take.

After you press a ‘Take’ button, the panel reactivates the default button page.

• Jump back after destination selection.

After you make a destination selection, the panel reactivates the default button page.

 Jumping back to the default page is usually helpful, but in some configuration designs,

might not be. You can design your panel configuration to take advantage of the jump­back behavior.

• Src/dst immediate take.

A ‘Src/Dst’ button connects a source to a destination. When this box is checked (as it is in the

default NV9642 configuration) the button performs an immediate take. When the box is

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clear, the button sets up the take and the operator must press a ‘Take’ button to complete

the take.

Button Definitions

There are four classes of button functions:

• Dedicated functions, such as ‘Default State’ or ‘Chop’.

• Variable functions, such as ‘Category’ or ‘Source’. With this type of button, additional selec-

tions are needed to complete the button configuration.

• Special functions, such as ‘Navigate’ and ‘Back’. These functions allow the panel operator to

move from one button page to another. (The Navigate button is unique: it initiates a dialog

in which you create a subtree.)

• System-generated button functions. These are buttons that are generated dynamically (by

the router control system) during operation. An example of system-generated buttons is a

device list generated when the user presses a category button. The set of devices in a cate-

gory can change over time (as the configuration database changes); the NV9642 device list

changes also.

The number and names of categories can also change over time and the NV9642 will track

those changes too.

When a device list appears on the panel, the system lights the ‘up’ button so the operator

can easily return to the page containing the category button.

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Note

Certain button fields, such as for categories, sources, destinations, or salvos, contain a
colon (:) and number, after the data in the field. The number is the record ID of the
device (or other configuration object) in the NV9000 configuration database. The
record IDs can be ignored but might be of some use when the configurer is searching
for items in the configuration database.

There are different sets of button types for global suffix pages and for global navigation pages.
See Global Navigation

on page 39.

Button Specification

The button definitions section has several controls:

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Configuration

Button Definitions

The controls vary according to the button type.

Button Type A pull-down menu where you may select a button type.

Button Caption Three text boxes in which you can enter three lines of button text up to 8

characters each. SE provides a default for the button caption.

Some buttons do not allow you to enter button text. Category buttons, for
example, use the category mnemonic as the button text.

Button Color A pull-down menu where you can select a button color: amber, blue, green,

grey, purple, red, or yellow:

Each of the 7 defined colors has two brightness levels.

Note: in usage, buttons are dark if their functions are disabled. Buttons are
low tally if they are available. Buttons are high tally when they are active.
(An exception to this is the LCD brightness submenu when the panel is in
menu mode.) Some button types are never high-tally.

Check box “Place this button on all child pages.” When the operator presses a naviga-

tion button, its target page appears on the buttons. Any page can have
multiple navigation buttons and therefore multiple target pages. If you
check this option, the button you are defining will occur, in the same posi-
tion, on all pages in the subtree available through the navigation button.

A “back” button is a good candidate for such a button. The back button
returns the operator to the previous page. (Back buttons are automatically
placed on list pages and most navigation target pages.)

Check box “Use custom button text.” This checkbox is not present for all button types.

The option allows you to define specific button text for certain buttons
such as the ‘Src/Dst’ button. By default, the button gets the source name
and destination name as text. The option, when checked, overrides the
default.

Be careful: unchecking this box alters the text you entered.
When you choose a button type, additional drop-down menus can appear, depending on the
button type, allowing you to further specify the button’s behavior. Available options and selec­tions vary from button type to button type.

There are other button definition options that become available when you are defining a cate­gory button or a global navigation button and you have defined one or more suffix pages or
global navigation pages. These options are described under Global Navigation

The Navigate button is a special case. It invokes an “Edit Navigate Button” dialog during configu­ration. See ‘Edit Navigation Button’ Dialog

, on page 31.

on page 39.

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Button Types

Note that different subsets of these button types are available when you are defining a global
suffix template or a global navigation template. See Global Navigation

These are the button types available for NV9642 configurations:

Type Descript ion

Back The ‘Back’ function places the predecessor of the current button page on the

panel.
The panel software can introduce a “back” button if an automatically generated
list has more entries than can fit on a page.

Broadcast On the data (control) level, the button enables a broadcast take to an additional

controlled device, after a broadcast route has been initiated with a “source is
master” control-level take to the first controlled device.
The button is useful in dubbing applications or when a backup (redundant)
device is in use. See Broadcast Routes
See also the Source Master

Category Displays a category’s device list.

When you assign a category button, two additional drop-down menus appear:
‘Src Category’ and ‘Dst Category’. Choose a category from one of the category
lists. When you choose a source category, the destination categories become
inaccessible and vice versa: a category button must be either a source category
or a destination category. You must choose ‘None’ in either category list to
switch to the other category list.
When you choose either ‘Src Category’ and ‘Dst Category’, the ‘Use global suffix
page to select devices’ checkbox becomes enabled and a ‘Suffix Page’ drop­down menu appears. You can select a suffix template in the drop-down menu.
If you choose a suffix template, when the operator clicks the category button,
the suffix page appears. If you do not, a list of devices in the category appears.
See Global Navigation
The default button text will be the category name. You can override the default
text.

button, following.

on page 39 for further detail.

on page 61.

on page 39.

Chop When a chop function is supported by the router, the button is a toggle that

enables and disables rapid switching of the selected destination device between
the current source and the preset source. This chop function is used to test
system timing.

Clear Preset Erases preset entries, while leaving the panel in the same mode. This button is

recommended as a “safety” feature.
The clear preset button has the side effect of switching off ‘Save Preset’ mode.

Default State Returns the panel to its most recent power-up state. That is called the default

state.

Destination Selects a destination.

When you assign a destination button, a drop-down menu appears: ‘Destination
Device’. Choose a device from the list.
The ‘None’ entry is merely a placeholder. Do not choose ‘None’.

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Button Definitions

Type Descript ion

Destination
Lock

Sets or removes a “lock” on the current destination device. The lock can be
removed only by the user that originally set the lock, or by a panel that has
“Force Release” enabled.
In MD mode, an “L” appears next to the destination when it is locked.
In X-Y mode, an “L” appears next to selected levels when they are locked.

Destination
Protect

Sets or removes a “protect” on the current destination device. The protect can be
removed only by the user that originally set the protect, or by a panel that has
“Force Release” enabled.

Note: a protect prevents others from routing to a destination; a lock prevents
anyone

— even the user who issued the lock — from routing to the destination.

In MD mode, a “P” appears next to the destination when it is protected.
In X-Y mode, a “P” appears next to selected levels when they are protected.

Free Source Defines a phantom device that can be used to release or “free” devices on the

data (control) level. A free source is also used with tielines to free the tieline for
others to use. The free source is configured in the Level Set Details page of
NV9000-SE Utilities.

[Forward] The panel software can introduce a “forward” button if an automatically gener-

ated list has more entries than can fit on a page.
A ‘Forward’ displays and activates the next button page in an automatically
generated sequence.
There is no explicit ‘Forward’ button type; configurers cannot create forward
buttons explicitly.

Global
Navigate

A global navigation button is very much like a navigation button to the operator.
However, during configuration, it selects a previously defined “global naviga­tion” template. The template itself may have structure that ordinary button
pages have. It can include any button type except additional global navigate
buttons. See Global Navigation

on page 39.

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Hold In multi-destination mode, Hold retains destination selections after a take. In X-Y

mode, Hold retains breakaway levels after a take. (There are other effects. See

Selection Buttons

on page 35.)

Information The information button displays auxiliary information about level mapping and

perhaps other matters. The operator presses the information button once to see
the information and again to hide the information.

Level Map Cross-connects levels (in the same physical router). The function is typically used

to shuffle audio channels, for example, to connect AES1/2 to AES3/4.
The Level Map mode is cancelled when the next normal take is performed
involving the selected destinations.

Menu This button puts the NV9642 panel in menu mode and displays a menu on the

LCD buttons that provides access to a variety of panel options. The button is
required if you want the user to have access to the menu.
By pressing certain LCD buttons, the user makes menu selections and may enter
data (such as panel ID) or change LCD brightness values. The LCD button text
varies greatly with context in menu mode. See Menu Mode

on page 63.

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Type Descript ion

Name Set
Togg le

The button toggles the panel between its default name set and the “system
name” set. One or the other becomes the active name set.
The button definition has no fields to configure.
If the default name set is the system name set, the button would be a no-op.
Therefore configurers should not create a ‘Name Set Toggle’ button if the default
name set is ‘System Names’.
The status, preset, or destination displays use the active name set

— either the

default name set (aliases) or the system name set. However, that when the panel
is displaying aliases, and a device does not have an alias, the panel displays the
system name.

Navigate During operation, a navigate button selects and displays a “target” button page.

During configuration, a navigate button presents a dialog in which you can enter
details of the target page. After you do so, SE displays the target page’s buttons
on the panel image and adds the subtree to the tree window in the lower left
corner if it is not there.
(You’ll use the navigate function to create new button pages.)
The default text for a Navigate button depends on what you assign it. Some­times it is “Navigate.” You will probably want to change it to something
meaningful.
See ‘Edit Navigation Button’ Dialog

on page 31 for detail.

Page Down (1) Scrolls the levels or MD destinations on the selection buttons down or (2)

scrolls a list down. Lists include categories, source devices, and destination
devices. Scrolling is necessary when the list exceeds the number of buttons avail­able for the list.

Page Up (1) Scrolls the levels or MD destinations on the selection buttons up or (2) scrolls

a list up. Lists include categories, source devices, and destination devices.
Scrolling is necessary when the list exceeds the number of buttons available for
the list.

When the panel is displaying the first page of a list of devices in a category, the
‘Page Up’ button returns the operator to the page containing the category
button.

Panel Lock Prevents accidental changes to the panel settings, especially router crosspoints.

When the panel is locked, the button array becomes blank except for the Panel
Lock button which becomes high tally red. Pressing the Panel Lock button again
reverts the panel to its previous mode.

Preset
Release

Previous
Source

Removes locks and protects from preset source devices. This button is not
needed if source locks and protects are not used in your system.

Presets the previously routed source to the currently selected destination. The
operator must next press take to restore the previous source. This function is
useful when a user makes a route in error.
The button does not restore the previous destination. If the user changed the
destination and presses ‘Previous Source’, the take will not restore the previous
route.

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Button Definitions

Type Descript ion

Quick Source A quick source button selects a source and performs an immediate take.

When you assign a quick source button, a drop-down menu appears in which
you choose a source device.
The ‘None’ entry is merely a placeholder. Do not choose ‘None’.

Salvo Executes a salvo.

When you assign a Salvo button, a drop-down list appears in which you select a
system salvo.
The ‘None’ entry is merely a placeholder. Do not choose ‘None’.
(You can generate salvo buttons automatically in the ‘Edit Navigation Button’
dialog when you create a navigation button.) See ‘Edit Navigation Button’ Dialog
on page 31.

Save Preset When this function is enabled (its button is high tally), whatever is on preset is

retained (on preset) after a take. When the function is disabled (its button is low
tally), preset is cleared after a take.

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Type Descript ion

Selection Selection buttons have many functions, not the least of which is to give feedback

(e.g., source and destination mnemonics) when the operator is performing takes.
When the panel is in XY mode, a set of selection buttons presents a set of virtual
levels for the selected destination device. If there are more levels than selection
buttons, the operator can use ‘Page Up’ or ‘Page Down’ buttons to scroll through
the virtual level list.

 Note that the up/down buttons next to the display scroll the display, and do

not scroll the level list represented on the selection buttons. Operators need
‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’ buttons to scroll the MD devices on the selection

buttons.
When the panel is in MD mode, a set of selection buttons presents a set of MD
devices. If there are more destinations than selection buttons, the up/down
buttons activate and the operator can scroll through the destination list

— on

the display.

 Here too, note that the up/down buttons next to the display scroll the

display, and do not scroll the MD destination list represented on the selection

buttons.
See Selection Buttons

on page 35 for further detail.
During configuration, when you assign a selection button, two additional drop­down menus appear: ‘Display Index’ and ‘Multidst Device’. The ‘Multidst Device’
field does not become enabled until you choose a display index.
The drop-down menu for the button’s display index has as many entries as the
current page has selection buttons, but only up to a limit of 8. You must choose a
display index for the selection button. Normally, your set of display indexes
would be sequential from left to right.
The drop-down menu for the multi-destination device allows you to specify the
MD destination for the button. Do this for all the destination devices that you
want to be selectable in MD mode.
On the configuration page, when there are more MD devices than selection
buttons, you can double-click a ‘Page Up’ or ‘Page Down’ button to scroll
through the set of MD devices to assign them to selection buttons. (You can
have up to 512 MD devices, in multiples of 8. See the ‘Multidest Device Limit’ box
under Panel Options

on page 19.) You do not have to commit every MD device to

a button. MD buttons that are uncommitted are no-ops.

Source A source button selects a source. (Note that a quick source button selects a

source and also performs an immediate take.)
When you assign a source button, a drop-down menu appears: ‘Source Device’.
Choose a device from the list.
The ‘None’ entry is merely a placeholder. Do not choose ‘None’.

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Button Definitions

Type Descript ion

Source
Master

Means “source is the master” and makes the source device the master. Other­wise, the destination is the master. It applies to machine control routes.
The button is a toggle: Press it once to make the source the master (it goes high­tally); press it again to make the destination the master (the button is low-tally).
A panel option allows you to make “source is master” the default. In this case, the
button still toggles between “source is master” and “destination is master,” and
the button, if present, is high-tally by default.
The ‘Source is Master’ button is also used to initiate “broadcast” control routes.
See Broadcast Routes

on page 61.

Source/
Destination

A source/destination button selects both a source and a destination at one time.
A source/destination button can be configured to perform an immediate take. If
it is not, the operator must also press a ‘Take’ button to effect a take.

Take In X-Y mode, a take button switches the preset source device to the selected

destination device on selected levels.
In MD mode, a take button switches the preset source device(s) to the selected
destination device(s) on all levels.
In most cases, configurers should provide the operator a ‘Take’ button.

Undefined Makes the button undefined and inactive. On the actual panel, it will remain

unlit (dark).

Virtual Level
Contract

In X-Y mode, this button causes the alphanumeric display to show virtual levels
at the highest level of grouping (with the least detail). The button affects only
virtual levels that have been grouped. See Level Grouping

on page 52.
The button has no effect in multi-destination mode.
This button has no configuration options.

Virtual Level
Expand

In X-Y mode, this button causes the alphanumeric display to show virtual levels
at the lowest level of grouping (with the most detail). The button affects only
virtual levels that have been grouped. See Level Grouping

on page 52.
The button has no effect in multi-destination mode.
This button has no configuration options.

XY Display The ‘X-Y Display’ button displays current route status

— in X-Y mode, MD mode,

or in limited X-Y mode. Pressing this button has no effect. It also displays other
messages in other circumstances, as required.

Prior to a take, the ‘X-Y Display’ button displays the preset destination name (and
turns low-tally red if that destination is locked or protected by another user.)

After a take, the ‘X-Y Display’ button also displays the current source name.

If there is no destination selected, the ‘X-Y Display’ button says so.

XY/MD
Mode

Switches the panel between X-Y and multi-destination modes.
The configuration page lets you specify a color for this button, but the color you
specify is ignored. The button is always green for XY mode and amber for multi­destination mode.

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Button text

Navigation

Choices

User’s Guide

‘Edit Navigation Button’ Dialog

During configuration, when you choose ‘Navigate’ for a selected button, NV9000-SE Utilities
displays an ‘Edit Navigate Button’ dialog in which you specify navigation button details:

At the top, this dialog presents 3 lines on which you can enter text for the button caption. In this
dialog, The 3 lines you enter here are concatenated to form the name of the page in the button
page table and might be the button caption, depending on context.

 The button caption is independent of the page name. You can change either without

affecting the other.

The dialog has 3 navigation choices:

• Jump to an empty new page.

This option creates a new page in the button tree. During operation, the navigation button
you are creating will cause the NV9642 to display, or jump to, that page. The name of the
page and the button caption are what you type in the three lines for the button caption. You
can change the name of the page in the button page table. At the time you create it, the
page is empty. After the page is created, you can select it at any time and edit its buttons.

• Jump to an existing page.

This option does not create a new page in the button tree. The navigation button you are
creating will cause the NV9642 to display the page you select in the associated drop down
menu. The button caption is what you type in the three lines for the button caption.

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• Use “auto fill” to create a new button page.

NV9000-SE Utilities (SE) creates at least one new button page, filling the page(s) with button
functions according to the fill options you specify. Automatic fill has several suboptions:

Source buttons Salvo Source category buttons
Destination buttons Destination category buttons
Source/destination buttons Salvo buttons
Quick source buttons

Automatic fill has a “manually order buttons” option where you can reorder the list items as
you wish. See Automatic Fill Options

Automatic fill creates as many new pages in the button tree as required to support the num­ber of fill items. If the number of items is greater than 29, SE places 28 items on a page where
the bottom left button is a back button and the bottom right button is a “forward” button.
The last page of the automatic fill will not have a forward button and might not be com­pletely filled.

The fill occurs in left-to-right, top-down, order:

, following.

During operation, the navigation button will cause the NV9642 to display the first of the
auto-fill pages. The operator uses the back and forward buttons to scroll through the list.

The button caption is what you type in the three lines for the button caption. You can
change the names of the automatic fill pages in the button page list. After the pages are cre­ated, you can select any of them at any time and edit its buttons.

During configuration, you can double-click a navigation button to view and edit its target page.
Any page can have navigation buttons. You can also select pages by double-clicking on the
page’s page number field in the button page list.

Automatic Fill Options

• Source Devices

SE assigns sources to buttons in new button subpage(s). If it has too many sources to fit on
the subpage, it creates further subpages as needed. The software adds ‘Back’ and ‘Forward’
buttons when more than one subpage is required.

There are 3 sub-options under ‘Source Devices’:

• ‘From Category’. Specify a category other than ‘None’. The fill list will include all the

devices in the category.

• ‘Starting with’. Specify an initial substring. For example, if you specify “V,” all sources

whose names start with “V” are included in the list.

 If you leave the ‘Starting with’ field blank, the page will list all devices.

• ‘Manually Fill Devices’. Specify the number of buttons you want to be assigned. The soft-

ware creates as many subpages as are required to hold the buttons. The buttons are
source buttons, but remain blank so that you can assign sources to them manually.

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• Quick Source Devices

Automatic fill using quick source buttons for source devices is the same as for source
devices, except that quick source buttons are used. In the case of manual fill, blank quick
source buttons are created.

• Destination Devices

Automatic fill using destination devices is the same as for source devices, except that desti­nation devices are chosen. In the case of manual fill, blank destination buttons are created.

• Source/Dest Devices

This option creates subpages of ‘Source/Destination’ buttons. All use the same destination,
which you specify in the ‘Destination Device’ field that becomes enabled for this option. The
sources can vary according to the sub-option:

• ‘From Category’. The fill list will include all the source devices in the category you choose.

• ‘Starting with’. Specify an initial substring. For example, if you specify “CA,” all sources

whose names start with “CA” are included in the list.

 If you leave the ‘Starting with’ field blank, the page(s) will create ‘Src/Dst’ buttons for

all source devices.

• ‘Manually Fill Devices’. Specify the number of buttons you want to be assigned. The soft-

ware creates as many subpages as are required to hold the buttons. The buttons are ‘Src/
Dst’ buttons, but remain blank so that you can assign sources and destinations to them
manually.

• Salvos

SE assigns salvos to buttons in new button subpage(s). If it has too many salvos to fit on the
subpage, it creates further subpages as needed. The software adds ‘Back’ and ‘Forward’ but­tons when more than one subpage is required.

• Source Categories

SE assigns source categories to buttons in new button subpage(s). If there are too many
source categories to fit on the subpage, it creates further subpages as needed. The buttons
are labeled with the category names. You can edit the button captions. The software adds
‘Back’ and ‘Forward’ buttons when more than one subpage is required.

Categories that are both source and destination categories are included.

• Destination Categories

Automatic fill using destination categories is the same as for source categories, except that
destination categories are chosen.

• Manually order buttons

If you check the ‘Manually order buttons’ box, SE presents a dialog that lists the sources, des­tinations, categories, or salvos you selected. You may reorder the items. To do so, double-
click on a row in the ordered list and drag it up or down to the position that you want. The
new position will be indicated by a slightly heavier black line. The row you selected is re­positioned where the black line is when you release your mouse button.

Button Page List

This section is the region below the button definition section. It lists the pages of the button
tree. It has 3 columns: Page Number, Page Name, and “Link to Page Num(s).”

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1 Default

2 Router Sources 6 Router Dests 9 UTILITY

10 Random Sources

3 Prod Sources 5 TOC Sources 7 Prod Dests 8 TOC Dests

Button Page List

The button page at the top (or root) of the tree is called “Default.” Initially, the tree has just the
default page, until you add other pages.

To delete a page or pages from the tree, select the pages in the button page list, right-click the
list, and choose one of the deletion commands from the context menu that appears.

 Be aware when deleting pages from the tree that the deletion does not remove any naviga-

tion buttons from any button page.

This is a sample of a button page list:

It represents this tree structure:

You can change the name of a page by double-clicking the page’s name field and editing its
text. Changing the name of a page does not cause a change to the caption of the navigation
button and vice versa.

During configuration, you will use ‘Navigate’ buttons to create new pages. During configuration,
you can double-click a ‘Navigate’ button to jump to its page.

During operation, panel operators will press navigation buttons, global navigation buttons, or
category buttons to jump to other pages.

 Navigation buttons do not jump to global suffix pages or global navigation pages. Only

global navigation buttons jump to global navigation pages; only category buttons jump to
suffix pages. However, the operator will probably see no appreciable difference between the
button types. See Global Navigation

on page 39.

When you double-click the page number field of a page you want to edit, the image of that
page appears in the panel graphic area.

The “Links to Page Num(s)” column lists, for any page, the other pages that refer to it. Using the
links column you can mentally examine the tree structure or create a sketch of the tree struc­ture. You might note that if the link field of a page is empty, the page is inaccessible during

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operation. (The exception is the default page which is always available after reset. It might
become unavailable in a configuration that has subpages with no ‘back’ buttons.)

Tally (GPIO) Window

Below the tree window is the tally section of the configuration page.

It has two sections: inputs and outputs. By clicking on one of the input or output buttons, you
can configure the input or output.

(The NV9642 has no actual tally buttons. These buttons represent the DB25 connector at the
rear. The buttons are present in the configuration page to allow you to configure the tally
interface.)

If you are interested in configuring the tally interface, read Chapter 6, GPIO

NV9642

User’s Guide

, on page 69.

Selection Buttons

Selection buttons have many functions, not the least of which is to provide feedback (e.g.,
source and destination mnemonics on the face of the buttons) when the operator is performing
takes.

Selection buttons support level selection in XY mode and device selection in multi-destination
mode.

You should configure at least one selection button (for feedback). You may configure as many
selection buttons as are suitable for your system. For instance, if your system has a maximum of
12 levels for any device, it might make sense to have 12 selection buttons.

Operators can scroll, using ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’ buttons, through multiple pages of levels
in X-Y mode and through multiple pages of devices in MD mode.

When an operator scrolls the selection buttons, they scroll modulo the number of buttons. For
instance, if there are 9 buttons, they scroll in groups of 9 items.

Selection (of levels or MD devices) is affected by ‘Hold’ mode. (See the Information
page 26.) The user may toggle Hold mode at any time. Using the selection buttons follows hold
mode or normal mode, whichever is in effect at the moment. Normal mode is the default
unless you specify otherwise in the Panel Options.

Selection Button Behavior

XY Mode

When the panel is in XY mode, a set of selection buttons presents a set of virtual levels. The
levels displayed on the buttons correspond to the levels in the level set of a selected destination
device. If a selection button is dark and blank, the level does not exist in the level set. If a selec­tion button is dark, but has text, the level exists, but is not defined for the selected device. If a

button,

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selection button is high-tally, the level is selected. If a selection button is low-tally, the level is
not selected.

If there are more levels than selection buttons, the operator can scroll through the levels using
‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’ buttons. The levels list scrolls module the number of selection
buttons.

 The up/down buttons next to the display scroll the display only.

MD Mode

When the panel is in MD mode, a set of selection buttons presents a set of MD devices. The
selection buttons correspond to MD destinations.
If a selection button is blank, an MD device was not assigned to it. If a selection button is high­tally, the MD device is selected. If a selection button is low-tally, the MD device is not selected.

(Configurers perform MD destination population by (1) scrolling through the MD destination list
by double-clicking ‘Page Up’ or ‘Page Down’ buttons and (2) configuring the selection buttons
that appear as a result of scrolling. The button page must, of course, have ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page
Down’ buttons and the configurer must create them.

It is usually the case that there are more destinations than selection buttons. The operator can
scroll through the destinations using ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’ buttons. Including those
buttons on the button page that has the selection is strongly recommended.

 The up/down buttons next to the display scroll the display only.

 Note that the number of MD destinations is configured in multiples 8, from 8 to 512.

Selection

XY Mode — Normal

When the operator selects a destination, all selection buttons that have levels defined for the
destination turn on (high-tally). The operator may select or deselect any levels as required, by
pressing selection buttons and perhaps scrolling the display.

 Note that if the operator selects a level when all levels are on, all the other levels become

unselected (low-tally).

Selecting a new destination again turns on all selection buttons that have levels defined.

 Source/Destination buttons are “all level”— not subject to level selection.

XY Mode — Hold Mode

In hold mode, when the operator selects a destination, previously deselected levels (defined for
the destination) remain selected for additional takes and previously unselected levels remain
deselected. (Individual levels turn on or off as the user selects them.)

MD Mode — Normal

When the user selects an MD device, all selection buttons are mutually exclusive: when the
operator presses one button, any others that were selected turn off. To perform MD takes, the
operator alternately selects an MD device and then a source until all intended devices have
been preset. Then the operator presses ‘Take’.

(In normal mode, any selected MD devices become unselected after the take.)

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MD Mode — Hold Mode

In hold mode, selection buttons are not mutually exclusive. To perform MD takes, the operator
selects one or more MD devices. All of them turn on (high-tally). The operator then selects a
source (which becomes preset for all the selected devices).

The operator can preset another source to another set of destinations by deselecting selected
destinations, selecting other destinations, and selecting another source.

When all intended destinations are preset, the operator then presses ‘Take’.

(In hold mode, the MD devices remain selected after the take.)

Configuration

You can configure selection buttons on any page you want. During configuration, when you
assign a selection button, two additional drop-down menus appear: ‘Display Index’ and
‘Multidst Device’.

 It is advisable to create all selection buttons for the page before you actually configure them.

Display Index

The drop-down menu for the button’s display index has as many entries as the current page has
selection buttons, but only up to a limit of 8.

Assign a display index to each of the selection buttons for when the buttons are used in X-Y
mode. Normally, your set of display indexes would be sequential from left to right. The display
indexes you assign to selection buttons apply to all defined level sets.

 During configuration, you can scroll through the selection buttons to access the range of

MD destinations. Scrolling during configuration does not affect the display indexes.

 During operation, the operator can scroll the buttons through all levels when a level set has

more levels than there are buttons. Similarly, the operator can scroll through all MD destina­tions. During operation, the display indexes are not explicitly evident but they do provide
the ordering of the levels on the selection buttons.

 To review the virtual levels and their display indexes, go to the ‘Level Sets’ page in NV9000-

SE Utilities and view any of the level sets in your configuration.

MD Device

The drop-down menu for the MD device allows you to specify the MD destination for the
button. Do this for all the destinations that you want to be selectable in MD mode.

On the configuration page, when there are more MD devices than selection buttons, the up and
down buttons become active and you can scroll through the set of MD devices to assign them
to selection buttons.

(You can enable up to 512 MD devices, in multiples of 8. See the ‘Multidest Device Limit’ box
under Panel Options on page 19.) You do not have to commit every selection button to an MD
device. MD buttons that are uncommitted are dark and do not operate.

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Misc. buttons‘Quick Source’ buttons to other pages

Single-Destination Mode

How to Configure Selection Buttons

Follow these steps to assign virtual levels and MD devices to selection buttons.

1 Decide how many selection buttons you want on the button page. We strongly recommend

2 Choose a number of MD destinations (in multiples of 8) in the ‘Multidest Device Limit’ box

3 For each selection button, choose an MD destination. You may use ‘none’ if you do not want

4 Press the down button if, after configuring each selection button, you have additional MD

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have committed all the MD destinations that you want.

When you are done, the selection buttons you have defined support some or all virtual levels
and support some or all MD devices.

8 selection buttons. Create those selection buttons by clicking on the buttons and choosing
‘Selection’ as the button type. For each one, assign the button a display index. (Display
indexes range from 1 to 8.)

under the panel options. The maximum is 512.

to assign an MD destination to the button.

destinations to commit to selection buttons. The next set of selection buttons appears on
the NV9642 image.

Remember that MD destinations (and virtual levels) scroll modulo the number of buttons on
the page.

Single-Destination Mode

Single-destination mode (a.k.a., “single-bus” or “button-per-source” mode) can be emulated in
either X-Y mode or MD mode.

Single-destination mode is not a distinct mode. It can be blended with either of the other two
modes. You can create many different forms of “single-destination” mode. This mode need not
have a single destination.

The simplest form presents a group of “quick source” buttons. This illustration shows 25 quick
source buttons, coupled with a few navigation buttons for (1) selecting a destination and (2)
other functions:

If you configure a default destination in the panel options, all the quick sources could be taken
to a (single) default destination with no need for destination selection.

Other more complex forms of “single-destination” mode are conceivable.

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Global Navigation

Navigation

Tem pl at e

Suffix Tem-

plate

NV9000-SE Utilities supports what are known as “global navigation” pages for NV96421 control
panels. Global navigation pages are templates
creation of NV9640 configurations.

There are two types of global navigation pages: ‘Suffix’ and ‘Navigate’. A navigate template may
define a single button page or an entire subtree of pages. A suffix template is a single page only.
The buttons allowed in a suffix template are a small subset of the buttons supported by NV9642
configurations. Navigate templates support all functions except ‘Global Navigate’. That is
because templates cannot be nested.

Templates themselves are not NV9642 configurations.

Follow these steps to create either type:

1 Choose ‘Control Panels’ from the ‘Configuration’ pane. Then click ‘Add Control Panel’.

2 In the ‘Add Control Panel’ page, complete the details as you would for a panel: The panel

type is NV9642. Specify a panel ID, a name, and choose ‘New’ in the options section.

3 Rather than click the ‘Next’ or ‘Finish’ button, click the ‘Suffix’ or ‘Navigate’ button. Doing so

creates a global navigation page of the appropriate type.

Using a suffix page is different from using a navigation page.

NV9642

User’s Guide

— patterns — that may be used and reused in the

Names

After adding global navigation templates to your N9000 configuration, you will see them identi­fied as such in the control panel list:

The words “Navigate” and “Suffix” appear in the ‘Panel Type’ and ‘Configuration Name’ columns.

1. NV9000-SE Utilities also supports global navigate templates for the NV9640 and NV9641.

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Configuration

Suffix checkbox

Suffix
template
selection

Suffix page

Global Navigation

Referencing a Suffix Template

Suffix pages can be accessed through ‘Category’ buttons.

When you create a ‘Category’ button, the button type region displays a checkbox option: ‘Use
global suffix page to select devices’:

When you check the option, an addition ‘Suffix Page’ field appears. Choose one of the suffix
templates in the drop-down list. The suffix page appears in the panel configuration’s button
page list:

 The suffix page is a copy of the suffix template. It is not the template or a link to the

template. Category buttons in the panel configuration that reference a suffix template do
have links to their templates.

 The suffix page allows operators to enter a numerical suffix (that is, an index).

The suffix page typically has a simulated numeric keypad with which operators enter a device
index in the category-index paradigm used under NV9000 systems. The paradigm is where the
device name is expressed as the category name concatenated with the index. For example, the
device name for index 114 in category VTR is “VTR114.”

 There are different ways to join the category with the index (such as with hyphens). Refer to

the NV9000-SE Utilities User’s Guide if you need information about that.

In addition to its numeric keypad, the suffix page must have a ‘Back’ button. It could have a
‘Take’ button and a few other buttons.

The same suffix template can be used for both source and destination categories.

If you do not check the ‘Use global suffix page to select devices’ box, the category button
produces, during operation, a list of all the devices in the category, on one or more button
pages. You cannot view those (dynamically created) button pages in NV9000-SE Utilities.

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Global navigation page(s)

User’s Guide

Referencing a Navigate Template

Navigate pages can be accessed through ‘Global Navigate’ buttons.

When you create a ‘Global Navigate’ button, the button definition has a ‘Navigation Btn’ field:

Choose a navigate template in that field. The global navigation page and any of its subpages
appears in the panel configuration’s button page list:

 The global navigation pages are copies made from the navigate template. They are not the

template or a link to the template. The ‘Global Navigate’ buttons in the panel configuration
that reference a navigate template do have links to their templates.

The global navigation template provides all the button types available for panel configurations
except additional ‘Global Navigate’ buttons. Otherwise, a global navigation page is functionally
identical to a navigation page.

A global navigation page should at least have a back button.

Composing Suffix Templates

Suffix templates have only a few button types. Essentially what you can do with a suffix
template is create a “keypad.” This is an example:

The keypad itself consists of ‘Category’ buttons. The designation “category button” has no rela­tion to “category buttons” in panel configurations. Here, the category button simply places a

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numeral or a suffix on the button page. When the operator presses a numeral or a suffix, the
numeral or suffix is appended to the mnemonic of the device being identified.

 It is an NV9000-SE Utilities feature that certain numerals become disabled if there is no

device index in the category that contains that numeral. It is possible for all numerals to be
disabled. For example, if there are 23 devices in the category that caused the suffix page to
be displayed, then after the operator presses two numerals, all further entry is disabled.

 It is logical to include a ‘Take’ button on suffix templates used by source categories. It is not

logical to include a ‘Take’ button on suffix templates used by destination categories.
However, if a suffix template can be used for either sources or destinations, then a ‘Take’
button is at your discretion.

The operator can use a ‘Clear Preset’ button to cancel a mistaken entry and start over.

Every suffix template must have a ‘Back’ button, and may have a ‘Take’ button, a ‘Clear Preset’
button, or a ‘Hold’ button. There are no other button types. You can duplicate buttons. The
arrangement of the “keypad” is at your discretion.

Template Changes

If you make a change to a suffix template and it is in use (you’ll see the entries in the list) you’ll
probably want to click ‘Push changes to panel configs’. When you do, the configuration software
adjusts all NV9642 panel configurations to use the modified suffix template. This might override
changes you have made to the copy of the suffix page in some panel configuration.

If you want to update the suffix page in only some of your panel configurations, create an alter­nate version of your suffix template and change the panel configurations to use one or the other
as desired.

Composing Navigate Templates

Composing a navigate template is not substantially different from composing panel configura­tions. The only difference is that navigate templates do not have ‘Global Navigation’ buttons.

Usage differs, however. Navigate templates can be referenced by panel configurations. And that
is the point: you can create multiple panel configurations that, because they reference a navi­gate template, can all be guaranteed to include the same button pages.

(Navigation templates themselves are not panel configurations.)

Template Changes

If you make a change to a navigate template and it is in use (you’ll see the entries in the list)
you’ll probably want to click ‘Push changes to panel configs’. When you do, the configuration
software adjusts all panel configurations to use the modified navigate template.

If you want to update the global navigation page in only some of your panels, create an alter­nate version of your navigate template and change the panel configurations to use one or the
other as desired.

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Summary

Operation

Chapter 5 provides operating instructions for the NV9642 control panel.

Topics

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

Operating Concepts
Salvo Mode
Menu Mode
Setup Mode

This chapter is intended specifically for the NV9642 panel operator.

As an NV9642 operator, you will be confronted initially with a relatively small panel — 34 buttons
of various colors and a small alphanumeric display. Because the NV9642 is a “hierarchical”
control panel, you can view, at any one time, one button “page” of a potentially large number of
pages in the hierarchy of a button “tree.” Pressing certain buttons
causes the panel to display different button “pages.”

The design of the user interface is entirely at the discretion of the configurer. You, the user,
depend on the configurer having designed a logical and usable tree structure.

The user interface of an NV9642 in one installation can be radically different from the user inter­face of an NV9642 in another installation. It is impossible to describe operations in great detail
because there is no one interface. What we can do, however, is give you general advice and, of
course, specific information on the behavior of the different button types and operational
modes.

Because some of the panel’s buttons can have arbitrary legends, a button’s legend might or
might not indicate its function. Operators and configurers will have to communicate about the
meaning of the buttons in the button tree.

The alphanumeric display (4 lines of 22 characters) shows the status of takes (pending or
complete) in X-Y mode or multi-destination mode under normal circumstances. The display
presents information or menu items as isolated cases warrant.

Physically, you will find

• Navigation buttons to go up or down in the button tree, or to a specific page in the tree.

• Function buttons (e.g., select a source or lock a destination).

• Lists of sources, destinations, source categories, destination categories, or salvos.

• Virtual level buttons (in X-Y mode) or MD destination buttons (in MD mode).

• Status of preset and current sources and the selected destination(s).

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— navigation buttons —

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Summary

At any particular time, some of the buttons are enabled or disabled. Some are high-tally; some
are low-tally; and some might be off (undefined). The buttons have different colors, the choices
of which depend on the configurer’s intentions.

 Please refer to the NV9000-SE Utilities User’s Guide (or the NV9000-SE Utilities help files) if you

are unfamiliar with the concepts used in this chapter.

Modes of Operation

The panel operates primarily in either “X-Y mode” or a “multi-destination mode.” A single button
(XY/MD) can toggle between the modes. (The configurer can specify the default mode.)

The primary modes of operation are:

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

desired breakaway levels, choosing a source or sources, and press ‘Take’ to complete a
desired route. Sources are taken only on selected levels.

• Multi-destination (MD) mode — lets you view and control multiple destinations. The button

tree presents destination devices on selection buttons. You can scroll through the MD device
list using ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’ buttons. Select one or more MD devices, choose a
source, and repeat for all desired routes. Then press ‘Take’. Takes are “all level,” and break­aways cannot be performed.

MD mode allows you to make multiple routes in a single take.

• Single-destination mode — A single destination is defined during configuration. You have

only to choose a (quick) source. The take is automatic when you are using quick sources.

Single-destination mode is not a distinct mode and actually need not involve only a single
destination. It can be combined with X-Y mode or multi-destination mode.

Secondary modes are:

• Setup mode — where the NV9642 is freshly powered up, but disconnected from the network.

In this mode, the configurer can preset the NV9642’s panel ID and perform a few diagnostic
tasks.

Usually, only configurers need be concerned with setup mode.

See Setup Mode

• Salvo mode — pressing a ‘Salvo’ button and then a ‘Take’ button executes a salvo. The dura-

tion of a salvo is indeterminate, but typically very brief.

• Menu mode — pressing a ‘Menu’ button places the NV9642 in “menu” mode. In menu mode,

the LCD button array becomes a menu button panel that changes as needed during menu
operation. Some menu data are presented on the alphanumeric display.

The menu button is for operators. There is nothing in the menu that concerns operators
except LCD brightness. An operator may use the menu to set LCD brightness. Administrators
and configurers may use the menu to view or change the panel ID, or to determine the soft­ware and firmware revisions.

See Menu Mode

on page 65.

on page 63.

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NV9642

XY Dest VTR1XY Dest VTR1
 HD HD
CAM1 SDCAM1 SD
CAM1 AUDIO 1CAM1 AUDIO 1

The display shows the current destination at the
top. Here, it is VTR--1. The left column shows the
current source. The right column shows the level
names for the current destination.

The symbols at the very right of the display indi­cate whether a level is selected. Here, levels HD
and timecode are not selected.

It might be necessary to scroll the display to
view all levels.

The preset source(s)

— those that are pending a

take

— are viewable on selection buttons, but not

on the display.

XY Dest VTR1XY Dest VTR1
CAM1 AUDIO 2CAM1 AUDIO 2
CAM1 AUDIO 3CAM1 AUDIO 3
CAM1 AUDIO 4CAM1 AUDIO 4

XY Dest VTR1XY Dest VTR1
 TIMECODE TIMECODE

 AUDIO 5 AUDIO 5

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Button Legends

There are many different button function types (about 31) and the legend that appears on any
button varies with the type and depends on the configurer’s intentions. Button legends have 3
lines of 8 characters. One or more lines of a button legend can be blank.

Buttons are also color-coded. The colors are specified in the NV9642 configuration. In most
cases, buttons that are high-tally (bright) are active or selected. Buttons that are low-tally
(muted) are inactive or unselected. Buttons that are dark either have no function or are momen­tarily disabled. As an example, a ‘Take’ button is disabled until you have a destination and a
source selected. Then, the ‘Take’ button goes high tally (red, by default).

By default, category buttons show the category mnemonic and source buttons show the source
device mnemonic. By default, destination buttons show the destination device mnemonic and
salvo buttons show the salvo mnemonic.

Of particular interest are the legends on the selection buttons and the ‘X-Y Display’ button in
both X-Y and multi-destination modes. These buttons carry 3 lines of important information.

Levels

In X-Y mode, a set of selection buttons presents a set of virtual levels that you can select and
deselect for breakaway takes. Call them “level” buttons for the sake of simplicity. You can also
use the level buttons to perform level-mapping. See the Level Map

If you have more levels than buttons, you can use ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’ scroll selection
buttons to view all the levels. (Those buttons are disabled when there is nothing to scroll.)

The display shows 4 levels at a time, as determined by the current destination:

function on page 54.

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

HD HD

CAM--1 CAM--1
VTR--2 VTR--2
SD SD

CAM--1 CAM--1
VTR--2 VTR--2
AUDIO 1AUDIO 1

CAM--1 CAM--1
VTR--2 VTR--2
AUDIO 2AUDIO 2

CAM--1 CAM--1
VTR--2 VTR--2
AUDIO 4AUDIO 4

CAM--1 CAM--1
VTR--2 VTR--2
AUDIO 4AUDIO 4

CAM--1 CAM--1
VTR--2 VTR--2
TIMECODETIMECODE



AUDIO 5AUDIO 5

Levels 1–8

Levels 9–16



HD HD

VTR--2 VTR--2

SD SD

VTR--2 VTR--2

AUDIO 1AUDIO 1

VTR--2 VTR--2

AUDIO 2AUDIO 2

VTR--2 VTR--2

AUDIO 4AUDIO 4

VTR--2 VTR--2

AUDIO 4AUDIO 4

VTR--2 VTR--2

TIMECODETIMECODE

Summary

In X-Y mode, the selection buttons represent levels. Each displays 3 lines of text:

The top line of text identifies the current source and should be identical to the matching entry in
the ‘Status’ column of the display. The middle line identifies the preset source, not visible in the
display. If there is no ‘Take’ pending, the preset fields will be blank. The bottom row of text shows
a level for the current destination and should be identical to the matching entry in the ‘Level/
Dest’ column of the display.

When a preset is pending for a take, the selection buttons turn yellow. After a take where there is
nothing preset, the selection buttons revert to their original color.

If the current destination had a breakaway, the sources will be different across the levels. If the
destination does not include a particular level, that button will be dark, but it will show the level
name, as is the case with ‘HD’, and ‘Timecode’ here. (Audio 3 is available but not selected and is
therefore low-tally.)

Level buttons for which there is no level defined remain blank. Lines in the display for which
there is no level defined also remain blank.

 The display and the selection buttons scroll independently. Use the fixed up/down buttons

next to the display to scroll the display and use ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’ buttons to scroll
the levels on the selection buttons.

Level Mapping

If a level was level-mapped, the display shows a plus sign next to the level name.

See Level Map

on page 54 for usage information.

MD Devices

In multi-destination (MD) mode, a set of selection buttons presents a set of MD devices. To
perform an MD take, you assign sources to as many MD devices as you like and then press ‘Take’.
The multiple takes occur simultaneously. Call these “dest” buttons for the sake of simplicity.
To assign a source to an MD destination, select the destination using a selection button and
locate and press a source button. You might have to scroll the display to find the MD destination
of interest. (In hold mode, you can assign a source to several MD destinations at once.)

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CAM1 VTR1CAM1 VTR1
CAM2 VTR2CAM2 VTR2
CAM3 VTR3CAM3 VTR3
CAM4 VTR4CAM4 VTR4

The preset sources are not visible on the display, but
are visible on the selection buttons when the MD
destinations are visible on the selection buttons.

CAM1 CAM1

VTR1 VTR1

CAM2 CAM2
CAM4 CAM4
VTR2 VTR2

CAM3 CAM3
CAM5 CAM5
VTR3 VTR3

CAM4 CAM4

VTR4 VTR4

CAM5 CAM5

VTR5 VTR5

CAM6 CAM6

VTR6 VTR6

CAM7 CAM7

VTR7 VTR7

CAM8 CAM8

VTR8 VTR8

User’s Guide

In this example, the displays shows that two sources, CAM--4 and CAM--5, were preset to 2 desti­nations, VTR--2 and VTR--3, respectively:

In MD mode, the selection buttons represent destinations in the MD destination set. Each
displays 3 lines of text:

The top line of text shows the current sources. The middle line of text shows the preset sources.
The bottom line shows the destinations. If you scroll through the MD destinations, the legends
on the selection buttons change.

 The display and the selection buttons scroll independently. Use the fixed up/down buttons

to scroll the display and use ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’ buttons to scroll the levels on the
selection buttons.

If an MD destination is undefined, it has no name on the display, and the matching button has is
not illuminated and has no text.

After a take, the preset source becomes the current source. The preset column of the display
becomes blank and the middle text rows of the selection buttons become blank.

Lists

The NV9642 can produce lists of devices, categories, and salvos automatically — on the buttons.

Lists of categories and salvos are generated statically
and destinations can be generated dynamically
from day to day. Long lists (more than 28 items) are characterized by the presence of “Back” and
“Forward” buttons in the list. You can move to the next set of entries in the list by pressing the
forward button. Press the back button to go to the previous set. A final “back” returns to the
page containing the button that displayed the list.

Operating Concepts

Status for most or all operations is presented on the alphanumeric display (and occasionally on
certain buttons).

Levels

In the NV9000-SE Utilities and in the NV9000 router control system, routes occur on levels. A
level is typically SD, HD, analog video, AES, analog audio, or machine control. Various devices are
defined as sending and receiving signals on certain levels. The set of levels handled by a device
belong to what is called a level set.

— during configuration. Lists of sources

— on-the-fly during operation — and might vary

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HD SD Aud1 Aud2 Aud3 Aud4 Aud5

Video Audio

. . .

Operating Concepts

A source can be routed to a destination if it has the same set of levels, i.e., it belongs to the same
named level set. A source can be routed to a destination in a different level set if the NV9000
configuration has the appropriate level mapping.

The effect of this is that when you, the operator, choose a destination, the system controller
recognizes its levels and which source devices are allowed to be routed to the destination and
limits your selection to those sources.

Breakaway

Routes can be all-level in which case they are taken on all levels defined for the destination. The
acceptable sources for a route have the same levels as, or some configured mapping to, the
levels of the destination.

A breakaway can occur in X-Y mode. A breakaway is where you take different sources to the
same destination

It is not possible to take different sources to the destination on the same level. For instance, you
cannot take SD from two different sources. The outcome would be noise even if you could do it.
(That is because routers are not mixers.)

— on different levels.

Level Grouping

Virtual levels can be grouped. This diagram illustrates grouping:

There are two types of virtual levels: basic and abstract. Basic virtual levels are those that
correspond to actual physical levels. Abstract virtual levels do not correspond to physical levels.
In the illustration, the 5 “Aud x” levels are grouped under ‘Audio’. The two video levels are
grouped under ‘Video’.

The levels ‘Video’ and ‘Audio’ are abstract levels; the other levels are basic levels.

 The NV9642, at present, ignores the concept of level groups, and presents any configured

level groups as completely expanded. That is, it always displays basic levels and never
abstract levels.

Hold

Hold mode (and hold buttons) apply in both X-Y mode and multi-destination mode.

Breakaway

In X-Y mode, a hold button retains breakaway levels after a take.

Simply press the hold button at any time before the take.

A hold button is a toggle. Press it once to put the panel in hold mode; press it again to remove
hold mode.

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Multi-Destination Mode

In multi-destination mode, hold mode allows you to select more than one MD destination at a
time. In addition, MD selections are retained after a take.

Category Selection

In the NV9000 system, devices are assigned to categories, where the devices within the catego­ries are either numbered or identified by alphanumeric suffixes. For instance, a category
representing cameras might be CAM and the cameras in the category might be named CAM1,
CAM2, and so on.

NV9642 category buttons can represent either a source category or a destination category (but
not both). When you pressing category buttons to begin device selection, one of two things
occurs:

• The panel displays a list of all devices in that category. If the list has more entries than will fit

on the available buttons, you can scroll through multiple pages of devices using ‘Back’ and
‘Forward’ buttons to find the device you want.

• The panel displays a “suffix page” which contains a keypad containing numerals and possi-

bly alphanumeric suffixes, and perhaps some other functions. By pressing keys of the key­pad, you can “construct” a device name. Each press of the keypad appends a digit or a suffix
to the category name. The device name appears on the level buttons after you return from
using the keypad.

Suffixes may be numeric or alphanumeric, and up to 4 characters in length. Any device may
have up to 8 suffixes. However, device mnemonics are limited to 8 characters. Therefore, the
usual

— and default — suffixes are just the numerals 0–9.

Example: you want to select the source device

1 Press the category button labeled ‘

The display for this source shows ‘

2 If you see a list of devices, scroll until you find

3 Or if you see a keypad, press ‘

4 When you have the desired source selected, press a ‘Back’ button to return to the previous

page.

CAM’.

CAM’.

1’ and then press ‘2’.

CAM_12.

CAM_12 and press that button.

Buttons

The NV9642 has four classes of button functions:

• Dedicated functions, such as ‘Default State’, ‘Chop’ or ‘Quick Source’.

• Variable functions, such as ‘Category’, ‘Source’, or ‘Destination’. A category button identifies a

specific category. A source button identifies a specific source. A destination button identifies
a specific destination. A button page will usually contain more than one category, source, or
destination button. Often, category lists, source lists, and destination lists span multiple
pages.

• Special functions, such as ‘Navigate’, ‘Global Navigate’, ‘Back’, and ‘Forward’. These functions

allow the panel operator to move from one button page to another.

• System-generated button functions. When you press a category button, the router control

system either (1) generates a list of devices belonging to the category or (2) displays a “suffix

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page.” See Global Navigation on page 39. A device list, if it is long, spans more than one but­ton page.

At present, there are 35 button types, not including “undefined” which is not a true button type:

Back

Broadcast Information Salvo

Category Level Map Save Preset

Chop Menu Selection Buttons

Clear Preset Name Set Toggle Source

Default State Navigate Source/Destination

Destination Page Down Tak e

Destination Lock Page Up Virtual Level Expander

Destination Protect Panel Lock Virtual Levels Contract

Free Source Preset Release X-Y Display

Forward Previous Source XY/MD Mode

Global Navigate Quick Source

Hold Source is Master

Back

Redisplay the previous button page. (The previous buttons become active.)

A back button may have any legend and be any color, but typically its legend is just “BACK” and
typically, its color is blue, as for back buttons generated automatically for lists. A back button is
never high-tally.

A back button has no effect on the contents of the alphanumeric display.

See also Forward

.

Broadcast

A broadcast button applies to a data (or machine control) level only. The button assigns one
controlling device (the master) to multiple controlled devices (the slaves). The function is useful
in dubbing applications. See Broadcast Routes

 Pressing the ‘Broadcast’ button turns off the ‘Source is Master’ button and vice versa.

The default button text is “Broadcast” but a broadcast button can have any legend.

on page 61 for more information.

Category

A category button either (1) displays a category’s device list or (2) displays a “suffix page.” See

Global Navigation

destination category.

The button text is normally the category name, but the configurer can give it any text. Category
names tend to be short.

Device List

When you press a category button, the NV9642 displays the first of perhaps several pages of
device buttons. You can scroll the pages using back and forward buttons. If you press ‘Back’
while on the first page of the list, the NV9642 returns to the page containing the category
button.

on page 39. A category button is associated with either a source category or

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The button text is normally the category name, but the configurer can give it any text. Category
names tend to be short.

It is a common convention that buttons for source categories and devices are green and buttons
for destination categories and devices are amber.

Suffix Page

When you press a category button, the NV9642 displays a suffix page which will contain buttons
forming a numeric keypad, other buttons that represent alphanumeric suffixes and perhaps a
few other buttons. Use the keypad to enter an index or suffixes of a device within the category. If
you make a mistake, press the ‘Clear Preset’ button and try again.
When you have finished entered an index or suffixes, press either the back button or the take
button if present. The panel will have tracked your entries by concatenating the index or suffixes
to the current destination name (for a destination category) or to a preset source name (for a
source category).
While you are pressing digits to enter an index, some of the numeric buttons can become
disabled. They do so because there are no further categories that can be selected using those
buttons. For example, if you have 14 devices in a category, numbered 1–14, after you press the
digit 1, digits 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 go dark. The digits 0–4 remain because they can be part of a valid
index.
The same is true for suffixes: if a suffix cannot be used for a device name, it is disabled.

 Keep in mind that device names are limited to 8 characters.

 A keypad normally has 10 buttons, 0–9. However, it is possible for a suffix page to have fewer

buttons.

Chop

When a “chop” function is supported by a router, the button is a toggle that enables and
disables “chop.” Chop is a rapid switching of the selected destination device between the
current source and the preset source.

The chop function is used to test system timing and would not be used during normal
operation.

The default button text is “Chop” but a chop button can have any legend.

Select a preset source and press ‘Chop’ to start the chop function. Press ‘Chop’ again to stop the
chop function.

Clear Preset

The ‘Clear Preset’ button removes all preset entries (while leaving the panel in the same mode).

The clear preset button has the side effect of switching off ‘Save Preset’ mode.

The default button text is “Clear Preset” but the button can have any legend.

Default State

This button returns the NV9642 to its most recent power-up state. You may consider this button
an emergency button or a “soft reset” button.

 This button does not affect any previous routes. Only the panel itself is reset.

The default button text is “Default State” but the button can have any legend.

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Destination

This button selects a destination.

A destination button can occur on any page, but destination buttons often appear in destina­tion lists. Destination lists can occur either (1) in automatically configured, but static, pages or (2)
as a result of pressing a destination category button, in which case, the destinations buttons are
generated dynamically. In either case, you navigate through multiple pages by pressing the
back and forward buttons.

The button text is normally the destination name, but the configurer can give it any text.
Dynamically generated destination lists, however, use the device names defined in the NV9000
configuration. of

Destination names are often created as a concatenation a category mnemonic with a device
index.

 An MD destination button is actually a selection button and is not a destination button.

Destination Lock

This button is a toggle that sets or clears a lock on the current destination. The lock can be
removed at the panel that originally set the lock, at a panel that has the same user ID, or by a
forced release at any panel.

MD Mode

In MD mode, a locked destination has an “L” next to it when it appears in the display. When you
select a locked MD destination with a button, the ‘Destination Lock’ button goes high-tally.

The ‘Destination Lock’ button text is normally “Dest Lock” and when a selected MD destination
is locked, the button legend becomes “Dest Unlock.”

To lock or unlock MD destinations, select the destinations and press a ‘Destination Lock’ button.

X-Y Mode

In X-Y mode, you may lock or unlock the current destination on each of its levels. Select the
level(s) and press the ‘Destination Lock’ button to perform the lock. Select locked levels and
press the ‘Destination Lock’ button to unlock them. A locked level has an “L” next to it when it
appears in the display.

In MD mode, a locked destination appears bright red and its button legend is ‘LOCKED by ‹user›’
and the ‘X-Y Display’ button turns dark red.

In X-Y mode, the ‘X-Y Display’ button turns dark red for a locked destination.

See Lock, Protect, and Release

on page 59.

Destination Protect

This button is a toggle that sets or clears a protect on the current destination device. The protect
can be removed at the panel that originally set the protect, at any panel that has the same user
ID, or by a forced release at any panel.

 Note: a protect prevents others from routing to a destination; a lock prevents anyone — even

the user who issued the lock

 You may lock a protected destination, but you cannot change a locked destination to a

protected destination directly. You must first unlock it.

— from routing to the destination.

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The ‘Destination Protect’ button text is normally “Dest Protect” and when a selected MD desti­nation is protected, the button legend becomes “Dest Unprotect.”

MD Mode

In MD mode, a protected destination has a “P” next to it when it appears in the display. When
you select a protected MD destination with a button, the ‘Destination Protect’ button goes
high-tally.

To protect or unprotect MD destinations, select the destinations and press a ‘Destination
Protect’ button.

X-Y Mode

In X-Y mode, you may protect or unprotect the current destination on each of its levels. Select
the level(s) and press the ‘Destination Protect’ button to perform the protect. Select protected
levels and press the ‘Destination Protect’ button to unprotect them. A protected level has a “P”
next to it when it appears in the display.

See Lock, Protect, and Release

on page 59.

Free Source

This button selects a phantom device that can be used to release or “free” devices on the data
(control) level. A free source can also be used with tielines to free the tieline for others to use.

Use it as if it were a source.

(The actual free source is configured in the Level Set Details page of NV9000-SE Utilities.)

The default button text is “Free Source” but the button can have any legend.

Forward

This button displays and activates the next button page of an automatically generated list.

A forward button is never high-tally. A forward button is generated by the system when the
current page of a list has more than 28 or 29 elements. Otherwise, the list is at its last page and a
forward button would do nothing. Forward buttons are always accompanied by “back” buttons.

See also Back

.

Hold

The ‘Hold’ (a.k.a. ‘Hold Preset’) button is a toggle. Press it once to activate “hold” mode, press it
again to deactivate “hold.” The button is high-tally when hold mode is active and low-tally when
it is not.

You can activate or deactivate hold mode at any time during an MD selection or a breakaway
selection in X-Y mode. Your selection remains intact and the panel subsequently operates in
hold mode or non-hold mode according to the hold button state.

The default button text is “Hold Preset” but the button can have any legend.

MD Mode

In MD mode, turning hold mode on allows you to select more than one destination button at a
time. When you select a source, the source applies to all selected (high-tally) destinations. If hold

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is still on when you press ‘Take’, the selected destinations remain selected and the display
reflects the selected destinations. The buttons for the selected destinations remain high-tally.

Without hold enabled, the panel has no destinations selected after an MD take and the buttons
for the selected destinations go low-tally.

When hold is active, all selected MD destinations get the source you selected most recently (in
case you change your mind and selected another source).

X-Y Mode

In X-Y mode, the hold button causes breakaway levels to be retained after a take. The levels you
selected (and deselected) remain lit (or unlit) as they were before the take.

Information

The ‘Information’ button presents auxiliary information on the alphanumeric display. Such infor­mation might be level-mapped sources.

The default button text is “Info” but the button can have any legend.

Level Map

The ‘Level Map’ button cross-connects levels (typically in the same physical router). The function
is typically used to shuffle audio channels, for example, to connect AES1/2 to AES3/4.

Follow these steps to create a level mapping:

1 Select a preset source. Here, the source is CAM-14:

2 Press ‘Level Map’. The button goes bright and the ‘XY Display’ button tells you to “Select

Source Level.”

Press a level (selection) button.

3 The the ‘XY Display’ button now says “Select Dest Level.”

Press another level (selection) button.

4 At this point, the level mapping is complete.

5 You can view the mapping using an ‘Information’ button. After you view the information,

press the ‘Information’ button again to return to the X-Y display.

6 Finally, press ‘Take’. After the take, a plus sign appears in the status column next to the

mapped level. You can review the level mapping after the take.

You can create multiple level mappings. Level mappings are typically used for AES levels.

The level map mode is cancelled when the next normal take is performed involving the selected
devices.

The default button text is “Level Map” but the button can have any legend.

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Menu

The button puts the NV9642 panel in menu mode and places a small menu on the LCD buttons,
that provides access to a variety of panel options.

By pressing any of the menu buttons, you may enter data (such as panel ID) or change LCD
brightness values or you can view panel data. The LCD button text varies with context in menu
mode.

See Menu Mode

on page 63 for more detail.

NV9642

User’s Guide

Name Set Toggle

An ‘Name Set Toggle’ button toggles the panel between its default name set and the “system
name” set. Whichever name set you select becomes the “active” name set.

 ‘Name Set Toggle’ buttons are disabled while a category selection is in progress.

 The panel requires that category/suffix device selection be performed using the names in

the system name set. However, it displays the device you selected using the active name set.
We recommend that you switch to the system name set prior to category/suffix device selec­tion and return to your preferred name set afterward.

Navigate

A navigate button displays and activates one of the button pages defined in the panel configu­ration. We call that the “target” button page.

The target page can be an ordinary button page (defined during configuration) or it can be the
first page of a list. Lists are characterized by “back” and “forward” buttons on the panel. Such
lists can be categories (source or destination), sources, destinations, or salvos.

Navigate buttons have no specific default text and it is the configurer’s job to provide text that is
meaningful. The text should help identify the contents of the target page.

Just press the navigate button to access the target page.

Other kinds of buttons can cause the display of a target page. These include ‘Global Navigate’
buttons and category buttons. In practice, navigate buttons, global navigate buttons, and cate­gory buttons are nearly indistinguishable, although the pages they display can be quite
different.

See the Category

button type.

Global Navigate

A ‘Global Navigate’ button functions the same way a navigate button does. Global navigate
buttons exist mainly for the convenience of the configurer. Operators should rarely notice any
difference between global navigation buttons and other navigation buttons.

Global navigate buttons, however, access only static button pages. They do not access list
pages. That is because configurers have no list options for global navigate buttons.

Page Down

This button scrolls the alphanumeric display down. Scrolling is necessary when the number of
lines to display is greater than 8. The ‘Page Down’ button becomes enabled when it is possible
to scroll down and is disabled when it is not possible.

The default button text is “Page Down” but the button can have any legend.

Page Up

This button scrolls the alphanumeric display up. Scrolling is necessary when the number of lines
to display is greater than 8. The ‘Page Up’ button becomes enabled when it is possible to scroll
up and is disabled when it is not possible.

The default button text is “Page Up” but the button can have any legend.

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Panel Lock

A panel lock button prevents changes to the panel settings, especially router crosspoints. When
the panel is locked, the button array becomes blank except for the ‘Panel Lock’ button which
becomes high-tally red.
The button is a toggle: press the ‘Panel Lock’ button to lock the panel. Press it again to unlock
the panel.

The button text is either “Panel Lock” or “Panel Unlock.”

Preset Release

This button removes locks and protects from preset source devices. (If source locks and protects
are not used in your system, this button is not needed.)

If you select a source and someone else has locked or protected the source, your panel will illu­minate the ‘Preset Release’ button and tell you who locked or protected the source. You can
release it if your panel has “forced release” enabled. (Note that you cannot lock or protect
sources with the NV9642.)

Press the ‘Preset Release’ button to release the source.

The default button text is “Preset Release” but the button can have any legend.

Previous Source

This button presets the previously selected source for the current destination. This function is
useful when you make a route in error.
To recover the previous source, press ‘Previous Source’. When you do, the ‘Take’ button goes
high-tally. Then press ‘Take’ to recover the source.

The default button text is “Previous Source” but the button can have any legend.

Quick Source

A quick source button selects a source and performs an immediate take.

Quick source and source buttons are similar, except that the quick source performs a take. Be
aware of which buttons are quick sources so you do not perform an accidental take.

Normally, the button text is the source’s mnemonic, but the configurer can assign any text to the
button.

Salvo

This button executes a system salvo. A salvo is a pre-defined set of NV9000 commands.

The button text is the salvo’s mnemonic.

Pressing the salvo button puts the panel in “salvo” mode. To confirm that you want to execute
the salvo, press a ‘Take’ button. (You might have to navigate to a ‘Take’ button.) When you press
the take button, the salvo begins executing immediately. Salvos are typically short in duration.

If you want to cancel the salvo before it executes, press the salvo button again.

If you press an ‘Information’ button while the panel is in salvo mode, the panel presents the
salvo commands on the display. You may scroll the display to view the entire salvo.

System salvos are defined in NV9000-SE Utilities. You can review the defined salvos in NV9000­SE Utilities or communicate with the panel’s configurer regarding the function of any salvos in
your panel configuration.

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Save Preset

This button is a toggle: it enables or disables “save preset” mode. When this function is enabled
(and the button is high tally), whatever is on preset is retained on preset after a take. When the
function is disabled (its button is low tally), whatever is on preset is discarded after a take.

The default button text is “Save Preset” but the button can have any legend.

Selection Buttons

In X-Y mode, the display shows levels and selection buttons select or deselect levels. In MD
mode, the display shows MD destinations and the selection buttons select or deselect MD desti­nations. A selection button is high-tally when its associated level or MD destination is selected
and low-tally when it is not selected. Sometimes selection buttons are dark, meaning that the
level or MD destination is either not in use or not available.

X-Y Mode

When the panel is in X-Y mode, a selection button represents a virtual level present on the
alphanumeric display. Pressing one or more selection buttons selects (or deselects) the levels
associated with the buttons. A marker appears in the right-most column of the display for
selected levels.

 When all levels are selected, pressing a level button turns them all off except the one

pressed.

 If there are more than levels than buttons, scrolling is enabled.

Deselecting virtual levels in X-Y mode prepares a breakaway.

Hold mode preserves the level selection after a take. See Hold

.

MD Mode

When the panel is in MD mode, a selection button represents an MD destination. If there are
more MD destinations than selection buttons, scrolling is enabled. Pressing a selection button
selects the destination.

 Certain MD destinations might be unassigned. They appear blank in the display and the

corresponding buttons are dark.
When your panel is in hold mode, you can select more than one destination at once. If your
panel is not in hold mode, MD destinations are mutually exclusive: you can select only one at a
time.

If you have enabled ‘Hold’ mode,

1 Select one or more MD devices. Scroll the MD device display as needed.

2 Select a source.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until your presets are complete.

4 Press ‘Take’. The selected MD devices remain selected.

If you have not enabled ‘Hold’ mode,

1 Select an MD device. Scroll the MD device display as needed.

2 Select a source.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until your presets are complete.

4 Press ‘Take’. The selected MD devices become unselected.

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If the configurer has turned on the option, you may redefine any MD destination. To do so is
simple: (1) select an MD destination on a selection button, (2) choose a destination that is not on
a selection button. You might have to navigate or scroll through a destination list to choose one.

Source

A source button selects a source. (Note that a quick source button selects a source and also
performs an immediate take.)

Quick source and source buttons are similar, except that the quick source performs a take. Be
aware of which buttons are quick sources so you do not perform an accidental take.

Normally, the button text is the source device’s mnemonic, but the configurer can assign any
text to the button.

See Preset Release

on page 56 and Destination on page 52.

Source/Destination

A source/destination button selects both a source and a destination and optionally performs an
immediate take. The take is an all-level take.

A configuration option governs source/destination buttons. When the option is enabled,
source/destination buttons perform an immediate take, without requiring the operator to press
a take button.

When the option is disabled, the button merely selects the source and destination (on all levels).
The operator must then press the take button.

By default, the button shows the source name and the destination name, but the configurer
may assign other text to the button.

Source is Master

During data level (i.e., machine control) takes, this button makes the source device the master.
Otherwise, the destination is the master.

The button is a toggle that reverses the direction of data routing. For example, if the destination
is the master and the source is the slave, pressing a ‘Source is Master’ button reverses their roles.
Pressing the button again reverts the roles.

The ‘Source is Master’ button is used to initiate “broadcast” control routes. See Broadcast Routes
on page 61.

 Pressing the ‘Source is Master’ button turns off the ‘Broadcast’ button and vice versa.

The default button text is “Source Master” but the button can have any legend.

Take

In X-Y mode, a take button routes the preset source device(s) on selected levels to the selected
destination device.

In MD mode, a take button switches the preset source device(s) to the selected destination
device(s) on all levels.

The default button text is “Take” but the button can have any legend.

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Undefined

An undefined button cannot be used and appears dark (unlit) on the panel. The term “unde­fined button” has meaning primarily to the configurer and not the operator.

Virtual Level Expander

In X-Y mode, this button causes the alphanumeric display to show virtual levels at the lowest
level of grouping (with the most detail). The button affects only virtual levels that have been
grouped. See Level Grouping
The button has no effect in multi-destination mode.

on page 48.

Virtual Levels Contract

In X-Y mode, this button causes the alphanumeric display to show virtual levels at the highest
level of grouping (with the least detail). The button affects only virtual levels that have been
grouped. See Level Grouping
The button has no effect in multi-destination mode.

on page 48.

X-Y Display

The ‘X-Y Display’ button displays status — in either X-Y mode or MD mode. It also displays other
messages in other circumstances, as required. Pressing this button has no effect.

Prior to a take, the status includes the selected destination and current source. After a take, the
status includes current source and current destination. The ‘X-Y Display’ button turns low-tally
red if that destination is locked (by anyone) or protected (by another user).

If there is no destination selected, this button says so.

The button appears in whatever color the system assigns it

 Prior to a take, the preset source name is displayed on any selection buttons present on the

panel. After a take, the selection buttons continue to display the source name, which is now

the current source name.

In MD mode, the X-Y Display button shows (1) current source, (2) preset source, and (3) destina­tion for one of the selected MD devices — the first one if more than one are selected.

— typically amber or dark red.

XY/MD Mode

This button switches the panel between X-Y and multi-destination modes.

The button is green for X-Y mode and amber for multi-destination mode.

The button text changes to read “XY-MD In XY Mode” or “XY-MD In MD Mode” according to the
mode you have selected. The alphanumeric display also reflects the current mode.

Lock, Protect, and Release

In a multi-user system, routes made by one user can be made safe from being accidentally or
maliciously change by another user.

Definitions

OwnerThe user ID of a panel where a lock or protect was issued.

Source lockNo one can use the source.

Source protectNo one but the owner can use the source.

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Destination lockNo one can route to the destination.

Destination protectNo one but the owner can route to the destination.

ReleaseTo remove a lock or protect.

Some control panels can lock or protect both sources and destinations. However, The NV9642
provides locks and protects for destinations only.

A forced release is when the lock or protect is removed by someone other than the owner. A
forced release can be performed:

• At any panel configured with release mode set to “forced release”.

• At any other panel with “force release” enabled.

The ‘Destination Lock’ and ‘Destination Protect’ buttons are toggles. Press the lock (or protect)
button to lock (or protect) a destination. Press the button again to release the lock (or protect).

Takes

Following are brief instructions on how to perform a take in 3 scenarios.

XY Mode

1 If required, enter X-Y mode. (Use the XY/MD button.)

2If required, select a destination.

3 Optionally choose levels.

4 Select a source and press ‘Take’.

OR

5 Select a quick source. The take is automatic.

Single-Destination Panel

(This scenario assumes that a destination was pre-selected during configuration.)

1 Select a source and press ‘Take’.

OR

2 Navigate to a quick source, and select it. The take is automatic.

MD Mode

1 If required, enter MD mode. (Use the XY/MD button.)

2 Scroll to a destination and select it.

3 Select a source.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all destinations you intend to use.

5 Press ‘Take’.
When ‘Hold’ is enabled in MD mode, you can select many MD destinations at once. Subse­quently selecting a source assigns the source to all selected MD destinations. You can turn ‘Hold’
on and off as you require during an MD take.

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Name Sets

NV9000-SE Utilities allows configurers to define multiple name sets. Each name set contains
aliases (alternate names) for any and all devices in the NV9000 system. The aliases can appear in
the displays of your panel.

Further, your panel can have a ‘Name Set Toggle’ buttons that allows you to switch between the
“default” name set and the “system name” set. Whichever name set you are currently using is the
active name set.

There is always a ‘System Name’ set. That name set includes the device names defined within
the NV9000 configuration. Any other name sets are optional.

Device selection using categories and suffixes requires that you enter device names using the

system name set. However, the display shows the device name as it is represented in the active
name set.

For example, suppose the system name for a destination is “VTR_42” and its alias is “Prod_A.”
Follow these steps to select the device using category selection:

1 Switch to destination mode if necessary.

2 Press a VTR category button. (Suffix buttons become enabled.)

3 Press 4, then 2. The device is selected, but the name appearing in the destination display is

“PROD_A.”

In this example, you could press the ‘Name Set Toggle’ button a number of times to see that
PROD_A and VTR_45 are, in fact, the same device.

If you are using aliases, we recommend that you switch to the system name set during device
selection and switch back to your preferred name set afterward.

Note that when the panel is displaying aliases, and a device does not have an alias, the panel
displays the system name.

Broadcast Routes

It is easy and normal to route a source to multiple destinations for audio and video routers. In
contrast, machine control routes are typically point-to-point. Therefore, to control multiple
machines requires that you perform a “broadcast” operation using a ‘Broadcast’ button.

During broadcast, the source device controls one or more destination devices.

Making Broadcast Routes

Follow these steps to broadcast control signals:

1 Ensure that the panel is in “source is master” mode. It is either in “source is master” mode by

default or you must press a ‘Source is Master’ button to activate the mode. The mode is
active when the ‘Source is Master’ button is high-tally.

2 Select a destination and preset a source. Then press ‘Take’.

3 Press the ‘Broadcast’ button.

4 Select a destination and preset a source. Then press ‘Take’.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add other machines to the set of controlled devices.

 In MD mode, with hold mode active, you can select multiple broadcast destinations with a

single take.

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Implicit in the ‘Broadcast’ button is the “source is master” mode. It is not necessary to press
‘Source is Master’ repeatedly. The reason you must press ‘Source is Master’ the first time is that
“broadcast mode” is not yet active.

Removing Broadcast Routes

To cancel a route, route the source to another destination normally.

To remove a destination from the set of broadcast destinations, route another source (e.g., the
free source) to the destination.

Data Routing

There are 3 data routing options that affect sources and destinations that have a machine
control level (i.e., a data level).

Automatic Data Routing

A take involving a machine control level occurs naturally on all selected levels, including the
machine control level, regardless of whether an affected machine control port is in use. The
system breaks any existing control connections involved with the source and destination and
makes a new control connection for the source and destination.
This data routing option applies in both operating modes.

Manual Data Routing

If a control port for the source or destination is “in use,” a take involving a machine control level
occurs on all levels except the machine control level. You must break either the source’s control
connection, the destination’s control connection, or both of those existing connections before
you can take the source to the destination on the machine control level. To break a connection,
route a device (as a source) to itself (as a destination) on the machine control level. When the
connection is broken, the status column of the display reads “FREE” for the machine control
level (in X-Y mode). If your panel is in multi-destination mode, you might switch to X-Y mode
momentarily to see this.
When a take involving a machine control level is blocked on the control level, the ‘Information’
button, if you have one on your panel, becomes active. If you press the information button, the
display shows a message about the control ports that are “in use.”
If neither of the control ports for the source or destination are in use, the take occurs naturally
without any further action required. Note that the ports will become “in use” after the take you
are performing.

This data routing option applies in both operating modes.

Semi-Automatic Data Routing

This data routing option applies only in X-Y mode.

If a control port for the source or destination is “in use,” a take involving a machine control level
occurs on all levels except the machine control level. Nevertheless, you are given the opportu­nity to complete the take on the machine control level by pressing the ‘Take’ button a second
time.

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If neither of the control ports for the source or destination are in use, the take occurs naturally
without any further action required. Note that the ports will become “in use” after the take you
are performing.

Follow these steps to take the data level as a breakaway:

1 Select a destination.

2 Select a source.

3 If the Take button is still high-tally, press the ‘Take’ button again to complete the take.

You can cancel the control-level take by pressing a button other than ‘Take’.

Chop

The chop function is a diagnostic function for routers that support chop. It allows you to switch
rapidly between two sources at a particular destination. The chop interval is defined in the
NV9000 configuration. The default chop interval is 6 fields.

Follow these steps to use chop:

1 Select a destination. The ‘Destination’ field of the display shows the destination you chose.

2 Select a source. This is the first source.

3 Press the chop button.

4 Select another source. This is the second source. The chop is immediately activated on the

routers (of the default destination) that support chop.

To terminate the chop, (1) press the chop button again to turn it off, (2) select the destination
you had chosen for the chop, then (3) select any source.

Salvo Mode

The NV9642 enters a minor “salvo mode”1 when you press a salvo button. Salvo mode is a
temporary mode, usually brief, where you are given an opportunity to reconsider the salvo you
are about to execute. Press ‘Take’ to execute the salvo you selected. If you press an ‘Information’
button while the panel is in salvo mode, the panel displays the salvo commands. (Press ‘Informa­tion’ once again to clear the information display.)

If you wish to cancel the salvo before it executes, press the salvo button again.

When you press take or when you cancel the salvo, the panel returns to its previous mode.
See Salvo

Menu Mode

The NV9642 enters menu mode when it has a menu button and you press it.

1. Other panels, such as the NV9601, have a more extensive “salvo mode.”

on page 56.

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SOFTWARESOFTWARE
VERSIONSVERSIONS USER USER PANEL PANEL

LCD LCD
CONTROLCONTROL

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EXIT EXIT

BOOT BOOT
SVO947-SVO947-
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APP APP
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SERVER SERVER
SVO921-SVO921-
O5 O5

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EXIT EXIT

USER USER
EnvyUserEnvyUser

USER IDUSER ID
O1 O1

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EXIT EXIT

Panel IDPanel ID
6427 6427

PANEL PANEL
NAME NAME
D6427 D6427

IP ADDRIP ADDR

192.168.192.168.

2.43 2.43

SVR_NAMESVR_NAME
NVCONFIGNVCONFIG

CFG FILECFG FILE
Z6427 Z6427

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EXIT EXIT

Menu Mode

The menu has 4 menu choices and an exit button:

Press ‘Exit’ when you want to leave the menu and return to the previous button page.

Software Versions

Press the ‘Software Versions’ button to view the software and firmware versions:

The 3 buttons on the left tell you the current versions of the software in the NV9642. Generally,
this is of no relevance unless you are in a diagnostic situation.

Press ‘Exit’ on the right to return to the menu.

User

Press the ‘User’ button to view user data:

The 2 buttons on the left tell you the user name and user ID as determined by the router control
system. These are not the Windows user name or ID.

 User names are important in lock, protect, and release situations. The user who “owns” a lock

or protect is identified by a user name.

Press ‘Exit’ on the right to return to the menu.

Panel

Press the ‘Panel’ button to view panel data:

The 5 buttons on the left tell you the panel ID, and other useful information about the panel, in
particular, the panel’s IP address. These are useful in a diagnostic situation. This information
helps you ensure that you are sending the correct configuration file to the correct panel.

 The panel acquires its IP address through DHCP on the system controller’s panel/router

network. (You can use the Panel IP Configuration Utility to change panels to have static IP
addresses.)

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LCD HI LCD HI
GREEN GREEN
HIGH HIGH

LCD LO LCD LO
AMBER AMBER
LOWLOW

EXIT EXIT

LCD LO LCD LO
GREEN GREEN
LOW LOW

LCD HI LCD HI
AMBER AMBER
HIGH HIGH

LCD HI LCD HI
YELLOW YELLOW
HIGH HIGH

LCD HI LCD HI
RED RED
HIGH HIGH

LCD LO LCD LO
RED RED
LOW LOW

LCD LO LCD LO
YELLOW YELLOW
LOW LOW

LCD HI LCD HI
BLUE BLUE
HIGH HIGH

LCD LO LCD LO
PURPLE PURPLE
LOWLOW

LCD LO LCD LO
BLUE BLUE
LOW LOW

LCD HI LCD HI
PURPLE PURPLE
HIGH HIGH

LCD HI LCD HI
GREY GREY
HIGH HIGH

LCD LO LCD LO
GREY GREY
LOW LOW

LCD HI LCD HI
GREEN GREEN
HIGH HIGH

LCD LO LCD LO
AMBER AMBER
LOWLOW

SAVE SAVE CANCEL CANCEL

LCD LO LCD LO
GREEN GREEN
LOW LOW

LCD HI LCD HI
AMBER AMBER
HIGH HIGH

LCD HI LCD HI
YELLOW YELLOW
HIGH HIGH

LCD HI LCD HI
RED RED
HIGH HIGH

LCD LO LCD LO
RED RED
LOW LOW

LCD LO LCD LO
YELLOW YELLOW
LOWLOW

LCD HI LCD HI
BLUE BLUE
HIGH HIGH

LCD LO LCD LO
PURPLE PURPLE
LOWLOW

LCD LO LCD LO
BLUE BLUE
LOW LOW

LCD HI LCD HI
PURPLE PURPLE
HIGH HIGH

LCD HI LCD HI
GREY GREY
HIGH HIGH

LCD LO LCD LO
GREY GREY
LOW LOW

MAKE MAKE
COLOR COLOR
BRIGHTERBRIGHTER

MAKE MAKE
COLOR COLOR
DARKER DARKER

Controls (only one or the other of these is

available at any moment)

MENU MENU

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User’s Guide

If the ‘Panel ID’ button is high-tally, you may change the panel ID. Normally, only your system
administrator would do that.

Press ‘Exit’ on the right to return to the menu.

LCD Control

Press the ‘LCD Control’ button to view and change LCD brightness. When you do, the current
LCD button state appears on the 14 top left buttons:

The 14 buttons occur in pairs
and low tally values for the particular color.

You can change high-tally from high to medium brightness and change low tally to medium or
low brightness, as long as high tally is brighter than low tally. (They cannot both be medium, for
instance.)

To change a color’s brightness, select the button for the color you want to change. Press either
the ‘Make Color Lighter’ button or the ‘Make Color Darker’ button, whichever is available:

If you make a change, press ‘Save’ to commit the change or press ‘Cancel’ to discard the change.
If you have made no changes, just press ‘Exit’ to return to the menu.

The actual colors cannot be represented accurately in print or in a PDF file displayed on your
screen. There is a small amount of variation in color from button to button. See LCD Buttons
page 81 for a color chart.

Setup Mode

Setup mode occurs when the NV9642 is disconnected from its network and is freshly powered
up. In setup mode, you can set or change the panel ID, determine software versions, and
perform a test of the panel’s buttons. It is in setup mode that you must initially set the panel ID.

The panel powers up with the top right button illuminated in green and reading ‘Menu’:

— one pair for each defined color. The pair shows the high tally

on

 It can take a few seconds for the menu buttons to appear.

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ACQUIRE IP ADDRESSACQUIRE IP ADDRESS

NV9642NV9642
PANEL ID: 23PANEL ID: 23

ENTER ENTER
PANEL IDPANEL ID

SOFTWARESOFTWARE
VERSIONSVERSIONS

PANEL PANEL
TEST TEST
MODE MODE

EXIT EXIT

  

SAVE SAVE EXIT EXIT

8 8 9 9 O O 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 3 3

  

APPLICATION S/W:APPLICATION S/W:
SV0947-02 A0SV0947-02 A0

FIRMWARE VERSION: 00FIRMWARE VERSION: 00

PUSH PUSH
TO TO
TEST TEST

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Setup Mode

In addition, the display shows the panel ID:

In this illustration, the panel ID was already set to 23. The “Acquire IP Address” is a status
message during initialization. Until you connect the panel to its network, the status message
will remain the same.

Press the ‘Menu’ button at the far right to access the setup menu:

There are 3 setup menu choices. The ‘Exit’ button at the far right allows you to leave the menu.

• Panel ID Entry.

Press the Panel ID Entry button to set the panel ID. A numeric button array appears:

Use the numeric button array as a keypad to enter a panel ID. What you enter appears on the
‘Panel ID’ button at the top left.

To make the ID permanent, press ‘Save’; to cancel your entry, press ‘Cancel’. In either case,
you will be returned to the setup menu.

• Software Versions.

In the setup menu, press the ‘Software Versions’ button. The display shows the version num­bers:

• Panel Test Mode.

In the setup menu, press the ‘Panel Test Mode’ button. One button appears:

Press the ‘Push to Test’ button repeatedly to execute the test. When you do so, the display shows
a ‘#’ in all character positions.

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Each time you press the button, the panel illuminates all its LCD buttons in a single color,
changing the color each time you press the button. Keep pressing the button until all 7 col­ors (high and low tally) have been displayed and ‘Button Number’ appears on the display.

Press any button. The button will flash and the button number will appear on the display.
You may continue to test different buttons.

When you are finished using the setup menu, press ‘Exit’ one or more times to return the panel
to its normal pre-connected state.

When you connect the panel to its network, the panel leaves its setup state and begins to
initialize in its normal operational state. After a short time, the panel will have initialized to its
configured state and will display its default button page.

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GPIO Configuration Concepts
Configuring Outputs
Configuring Inputs

The Interface

The tally interface includes 8 optically isolated inputs and 4 solid-state relay outputs (also opti­cally isolated). Tally devices you connect to inputs can trigger events
in the router control system. The router control system can trigger events that — through the
relays in the NV9642

The DB25 connector, labeled “GPI Interface” at the rear of the NV9642 presents the tally signals.
There are 8 input signals and 4 pairs of output signals.

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— switch your tally devices.

Fig. 6-1: GPI Interface

Input

The tally inputs expect contact closure to ground, through the ground pins on the connector, to
trigger a GPI input event.

Fig. 6-2: GPI Input

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GPIO Configuration Concepts

When the input transitions off or transitions on, the NV9642 notifies the router control system,
which carries out the task defined for the input (if a task has been configured).

During contact closure, a current of 1.2mA flows. A maximum of 48VDC can be applied to the
tally input for less than 5 seconds without failure. No voltage above 5VDC should be continu­ously applied.

Output

A tally output is a solid state relay (no audible click) with a maximum resistance of 10 W and
current capability of 150mA. It can withstand 200 VAC.

Fig. 6-3: GPI Output

When a condition (defined for the relay) occurs, the router control system notifies the NV9642
which then opens or closes the relay. The relay switches the customer’s circuit on or off. (It does
not power the circuit. Customers must provide their own power.)

GPIO Configuration Concepts

These are the I/O characteristics of the NV9642’s tally interface:

• Eight optically isolated inputs (sometimes called GPIs) that can be configured to trigger an

event when the input transitions from off to on and to trigger another event on a transition
from on to off. Events include:

• Execute a salvo.

• Route the “previous source” switched by any panel to a destination.

• Route the “previous source” switched by this panel to a destination.

• Route a source to a destination.

• Four relays that can be configured to switch on a number of conditions:

• One or more routes occurring on specific levels.

• Conditions involving output ports (destination, level).

• A transition on one or more of the panel’s tally inputs.

The GPIO Section of the NV9642 Page

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SE’s NV9642 configuration page provides a GPIO section, below the tree window:

Click on a button under ‘Outputs’ to configure one of the 4 tally outputs.

term

operator

term

operator

term

Click on a button under ‘Inputs’ to configure one of the 8 tally inputs.

 There are no actual GPIO buttons on the NV9642 control panel.

Configuring Outputs

Clicking an output button (one of 4) displays a “Relay Rule” dialog for the output:

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User’s Guide

Fig. 6-4: Relay Rule Dialog

In this dialog, you create a Boolean expression involving sources destinations, port status, and
GPI (input) status. When the conditions of the Boolean expression are met (i.e., the expression is
“true”) the relay closes. When the conditions are not met, the relay opens. Figure 6-4 shows one
such Boolean expression.

Boolean expressions comprise terms and operators. The operators include those indicated on
the left: AND, OR, and NOT. Expressions can be parenthesized to control the order of evaluation.
Operator precedence is normally NOT > AND > OR. All parenthesized expressions are evaluated
first; expressions in nested parentheses are evaluated before those in outer parentheses.

Terms (i.e., operands) are generated by choosing entries in the other fields in this dialog and
clicking ‘ADD’. The example shows the following:

Dest. Device: MON2 Dest. Level:SD
Source Device: CAM1 Source Level:SD

Choosing these items (and clicking ADD) produces the Boolean sub-expression:

SD on CAM1 is switched to SD on MON2

In Figure 6-4, that sub-expression is ANDed with another sub-expression

INPUT 3 OR INPUT 8

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Configuring Outputs

The relay will turn on when the entire expression is true. That is, when the switch occurs and
either of the inputs (3 or 8) transitions from off to on.

(To allow a relay to switch when an input transitions from on to off, precede the input term by
“NOT.” For example, the expression

INPUT 3 OR NOT INPUT 8

will evaluate TRUE when either input 3 goes on or input 8 goes off.)

You can also include one or more sub-expressions regarding the state of output ports. You must
choose a entry in the drop-down menu. These are the choices:

The operation was successful Destination port locked
Destination port protected Router offline / unavailable
No tieline available Used as master point to point
Used as master without responses Used as broadcast master
Used as slave point to point Used as slave without responses
Used as broadcast slave

As an example, choosing ‘Used as broadcast slave’, device VTR3, and level CTRL for output port
status produces the sub-expression:

CTRL on VTR3 has status of ‘Used as broadcast slave.’

which you can combine with other sub-expressions as you require.

The actual logic takes place in the router control system, based on the state of the NV9642
inputs and other system-wide events. The router control system sends signals to the NV9642
instructing it to open or close its relays.

Four arrow buttons at the lower left corner of the relay dialog allow you to traverse the expres­sion you are building:

The left double arrows highlights the first term or operator in the expression. The right double
arrow positions you at the very end of the expression where you may add more items.

The single arrows select and highlight the previous or next terms, operators, or spaces between
terms and operators. If you wish to change a term, you may highlight it, reconstruct the term in
the appropriate entry fields, and click the ‘Change’ button to effect the change.

Using the arrows is the only way to position between two items or at the end of the expression.
You can double-click a term or an operator to select it directly.

You can click ‘Check Syntax’ to evaluate the syntax of your complete expression. Generally, an
syntax error will have occurred because you forgot an operator between terms or you have an
extra operator at the end. You can click ‘Delete’ to delete a selected term.

This is a summary of Boolean operations:

All operands evaluate either TRUE or FALSE.
AND = true if ALL terms are true; false if ANY term is false.
OR = false if ALL terms are false; true if ANY term is true.
NOT = true if term is false; false if term is true (i.e., negation).

 Relay output expressions can be as rich (or complex) as you require.

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Configuring Inputs

Clicking an input button (one of 8) displays the GPI input dialog:

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User’s Guide

An event is signalled when a transition occurs on the input from on to off or from off to on. You
can configure the NV9642 to recognize either occurrence on any of the 8 inputs, and specify one
of 4 behaviors for each event or both:

1Execute a salvo.

If you choose this behavior, select a salvo ID in the salvo drop-down list.

Note: Although it is not evident in the GPIO input dialog (or anywhere else), a ‘Previous
Source’ command in a salvo chooses the most recent source that is different from the current
source (for a designated destination).

2 Route the “previous source” (that was switched by any control panel) to a destination, even

if it is the same as the current source.

If you choose this behavior, select a destination in the destination drop-down list.

3 Route the “previous source” switched by this panel to a destination, even if it is the same as

the current source.

If you choose this behavior, select a destination in the destination drop-down list.

4 Route a source to a destination.

If you choose this behavior, select a source and a destination in the two drop-down lists.

GPIO Summary

The NV9642 has 4 relays that can switch on or off your external devices, based on (1) NV9642
input transitions and (2) events in the router control system.

Its 8 inputs can be switched on or off by your external devices. When an input transitions on or
off, the NV9642 can respond with one of 4 actions, such as executing a salvo. (It is the system
that actually executes the salvo.)

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Configuring Inputs

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Chapter 7 provides electrical and mechanical specifications for the NV9642.

Topics

Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

NV9642 Specifications
Environmental Specifications
Defaults
Drawings

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Power Specifications

NV9642 Power Specifications

Specification Detail

DC power External power supply: 12 VDC ±10%, 5 A.

Power consumption 11 W maximum, 6 W nominal.

Regulatory UL listed and CE compliant.

Technical Details

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Power Supply Specifications

Specification Detail

AC power 90–264 VAC (127–300 VDC), 47–447 Hz.

Inrush current < 50 A at 230 VAC, cold start, at 25 °C,
Input current < 2.0A rms at 115 VAC; < 1.0A at 230VAC.

DC power < 60W, 12VDC, 5A (5.4A peak), Regulation ±2%. Ripple < 120 mV.

Efficiency Efficiency > 80% at full load typical, 115VAC.

Weight 1.06 lb (0.48kg).

Regulatory UL listed and CE compliant.

The power supply is an Grass Valley PS0001-00:

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Technical Details

Indicator LED

5.24

[133.0]

2.39

[60.7]

AC Input

1.62

[41.0]

DC Output

n.c.

1

5

9

6

Tx
Rx

Gnd

n.c.

n.c.

n.c.

n.c.

n.c.

NV9642 Specifications

Fig. 7-1: The power output has Molex 4-pin plug. See Power Cord Retention on page 82.

NV9642 Specifications

NV9642 Physical Specifications

Specification Detail

Dimensions Height: 1.72 in (43.7mm), fits EIA 2 RU (1.75 in or 44.5mm),

Depth 2.01± 0.01 in (51.1 mm), enclosure.

Power < 11W max at 120 VAC; 6 W nominal.

Weight 1.543kg (3.40 lb)

Connectors Power: 2 connectors, Molex 4-pin, keyed.

Tally Interface (GPIO) Input: < 5 VDC continuous; < 48 VDC for less than 5 seconds; 1.2mA when on.

Grounding terminal None.

Width: 19.0 in (482.6mm).

2.69 in (68.3mm) overall.

Ethernet: 1 connector, 10/100baseT, RJ-45 jack.
RS-232: 1 connector, 9-pin D type, for diagnostics and upgrades.

GPIO: DB25.

Output: < 150mA; < 200 VAC.

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The RS-232 connector has this pinout:

Pins 1, 4, and 6 are tied together and pins 7 and 8 are tied together. None of those pins are
connected to any circuitry.

Environmental Specifications

NV9642 Environmental Specifications

Specification Detail

Operating temperature 0–40 °C, ambient.

Relative humidity 0 to 90%, non-condensing.

Cooling No fan required.

Defaults

Initial Panel State

Multi-destination mode or X-Y mode, selectable.
Destination: the configured default.
Buttons: high-tally is maximum brightness; low-tally is low brightness.

Configuration Page

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User’s Guide

The initial button page for a new NV9642 configuration is empty.

The default panel options are:

Panel mode: Multi-destination.

Release mode: Normal.

Default destination: None.

Preset Monitor: None

Status Monitor: None

XY Data Routing: Automatic.

MD Data Routing: Automatic.

Default name set: System names

Multidest Device Limit: 8. (This is the lowest value. The upper limit is 512.)

Src/Dst Immediate Take Enabled (checkbox checked).

All other options:Disabled (check boxes clear).

The tally inputs and outputs are all initially undefined.

DHCP

The panel is set up to respond to DHCP from the factory. It is possible to assign the panel a fixed
IP address using the Panel IP Configuration Utility.

Drawings

The drawings on the following pages identify features and provide overall and critical
dimensions.

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19.0 [482.6]

1.72 [43.7]

2 . 01 [ 51.1 ]

0.3 [7.6]

0.38 [9.5]

2.69 [68.3]

Drawings

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Fig. 7-2: Front and Top Views of the NV9642

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CTRL

10/100 BT

PS1

PS2

DC

IN

PS MOUNTING BRACKET

MAX. SCREW LENGTH 6MM

GPI INTERFACE

19.0 [482.6]

1.72 [43.7]

2 . 01 [ 51.1 ]

0.3 [7.6]

0.38 [9.5]

2.69 [68.3]

User’s Guide

Fig. 7-3: Rear and Top Views of the NV9642

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Technical Details

Drawings

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Chapter 8 provides the following:

Topics

LCD Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Power Cord Retention
Ordering Information

LCD Buttons

The 16 LCD buttons have 3 lines of text, 8 characters each. The text can be blank. The buttons
can be of 7 colors in 4 brightness levels: high, medium, low, and off. “Off” is not quite black
you can read black text on the “off” background.

The following is an approximate representation of the 14 button colors:

Misc. Topics

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Fig. 8-1: Button Colors

The best way to view this illustration is on a computer monitor. A color printer cannot represent
these colors nor can a black and white printer.

Each color is represented in Figure 8-1 as a (high-tally, low-tally) pair.

The colors of the up and down buttons are fixed. When they are off, they are white. When they
are on, they are said to be “amber.” This amber is not the same as for the LCD buttons: it is pale
and almost yellow.

The buttons are 19mm × 18 mm with the LCD portion about 13mm × 11 mm. The button legend
appears in a 64×32 pixel matrix.

When one or two lines of text appears on the button, the characters are taller than when three
lines of text appears and the characters are shorter.

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Misc. Topics

Power Cord Retention

Power Cord Retention

Use the supplied retention strap to keep the AC power cord firmly connected to the power
supply. Follow these steps to use the strap:

1 Firmly insert the AC power cord into the power supply. Examine the last figure in this section

to see how the strap should be applied.

2 Placed the Velcro retention strap, fuzzy side up, on top of the power supply with the buckle

loop approximately 1 inch from the AC input side and the remaining strap around the cord
end and down:

3 Holding the buckle in place, lift the strap up and around the cord end so the strap overlaps

itself:

4 Holding the buckle loop in place, route the strap around the back of the supply diagonally

across so that it sticks out on the left below the output cord:

5 Continue the strap around toward the buckle loop and through the loop. Cinch the strap

tightly. While keeping tension, place the 2 inch strap end (with Velcro loops) down on the
fuzzy part to complete the process:

6 Examine the strap though its path around the cord and power supply. Be sure that no slack

exists and that it is tight the full length of the strap. If necessary, adjust and cinch it more
tightly.

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Ordering Information

These are the NV9642 components:

PS0001 12V power supply, 4-pin Molex connector, with cord, and cord retention strap.

NV9642 NV9000 control panel. 34 button, 1RU, XY/MD, hierarchical.

WC0053 Optional breakout cable for the tally interface

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Misc. Topics

Ordering Information

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Glossary

AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union). AES and EBU are standards

organizations.

Breakaway A condition where a destination has multiple sources on different levels.

Category A category represents a set of devices. (The concept of categories exists to make it easier to

select devices at a control panel.) A category can contain sources, destinations, or devices that
are both sources and destinations. Each device in the category has a unique selection index
within that category. Each category has a mnemonic ID associated with it.

Data Routing Data routing (a.ka., machine control routing) is a bidirectional form of routing. Routes are char-

acterized by a controlling device and controlled device(s). The NV9642 provides certain data
routing options including a ‘Broadcast’ button.

Device A “device” is a grouping of input and output ports that define a logical entity. (The logical entity

often represents a real device, but it does not have to be a real entity.) For example, a system
might have 3 levels: video, AES, and time code. A hypothetical device in this system is Camera 1,
which consists of video on input port 1 of the video router, AES on input port 5 of the AES router,
and time code on input port 8 of the time code router.

GPIO General Purpose Input and Output. A generic term for the NV9642’s tally interface. The tally

interface is called the “GPI Interface” at the rear of the NV9642.

Level set A level set is a group of virtual levels that are commonly used together when switching devices.

A level set also defines the mapping of each virtual level within the level set to a single physical
level. All levels in a level set have a unique display index within that level set.

Multi-Desti­nation
(Mode)

Operator The term operator (a.k.a. user) usually refers to users other than the system administrator or

Physical Level Multiple routers provide different “physical levels” on which to switch the signals of devices. Any

PIN The system administrator may create a single “super user” personal identification number (PIN)

Port A port is the physical connection on a router. A port can only be an input port or an output port.

Salvo A salvo is a stored group of commands that can be recalled and executed at a NV9000 control

Source/
Destination

A mode on an NV9000 control panel that presents many destinations at once, in contrast to X-Y
mode. An operator may route sources to multiple destinations in a single take. Multi-destination
mode does not permit the selection of breakaway levels.

configurer. An operator is responsible for making the routes.

particular device might send or receive HD, SD, AES, time-code, or machine-code signals.

that functions as a passcode. A PIN is 4–6 digits in length. The PIN allows certain operators to
perform functions such as (1) forced release on a control panel that is configured for normal
release or (2) changing the ID of a control panel.

panel.

The term “source device” is used interchangeably with “source” and the term “destination
device” is used interchangeably with “destination.” A source is a device that is connected to one
or more input ports. A destination is a device that is connected to one or more output ports. An
example of such a device would be a monitor.

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Glossary

A device can be both a source and destination. An example of such a device is a VTR.

System
administrator

Tally (1) High or low button illumination.

Virtual level Virtual levels allow the system administrator to define a single physical router level as multiple

X-Y (mode) A mode on a control NV9000 control panel that switches one destination at a time, in contrast to

The system administrator is the person responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining a
router control system.

(2) Tally interface to be defined.

levels. Within a physical level, any port can be mapped to any virtual level. For example, an AES
matrix could be divided into AES 1/2 and AES 3/4 virtual levels.

multi-destination mode. In X-Y mode, some panels can display the virtual levels for the selected
destination. Operators using those panels can perform breakaway level selection and level
mapping.

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Index

A

Acquiring IP address (message) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Acrobat usage

bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

hyperlinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

navigating and searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Add control panel (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Add HW panel (page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

AES (Audio Engineering Society) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

AES/EBU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Africa, contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Agreement, license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Aliases, aliasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 20, 55, 61

Alphanumeric display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 13, 45

Americas, contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Asia, contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Auto-fill options

destination categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

destination devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

from category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

manually fill devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

manually ordered buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

quick source devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

source categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

source devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

starting with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Automatic data routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Automatically generated lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52–53

B

Back (button) . . .4, 18, 24–25, 32–33, 47, 49–50, 52–53, 55

Bookmarks, Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Boolean

expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Breakaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 8, 26, 48, 57, 60, 85

Breakout cable (WC0053) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 10, 83

Brightness, LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 54, 77

Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Broadcast (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 50, 61–62

Broadcast data routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Broadcast mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Broadcast routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Button

add control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

back . . . . . . . 4, 18, 24–25, 32–33, 47, 49–50, 52–53, 55

broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 50, 61–62

cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65–66

category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 25, 45, 49–50

chop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 51, 63

clear preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 18, 25, 42, 51

default state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 51

destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 45, 49, 52

destination lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 26, 52, 60

destination protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 26, 52, 60

edit panel configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 26, 32–33, 47, 49, 52–53, 55

free source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 26, 53

global navigate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 42, 49, 55

hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 21, 26, 53–54

information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 56

LCD control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

level map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 45, 54

menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 26, 54, 65

name set toggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 27, 55, 61

navigate . . . . . . . . . . .4, 17–18, 24, 27, 32, 34, 43, 49, 55

next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

page down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 27, 29, 35–36, 44–47, 55

page up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 27, 29, 35–36, 44–47, 55

panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

panel lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 56

preset release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 56

previous source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 27, 56

quick source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 28, 38, 56, 60

revert to saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

salvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, 45, 56

save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 65–66

save preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 21, 28, 57

software versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 45, 49, 58, 60

source is master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 30, 58, 61

source/destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 30, 58

take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 30, 45, 56, 58

undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 30, 59

user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

virtual level contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

virtual level expand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

virtual levels contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

virtual levels expand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

87

Index

X-Y display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30, 45, 52, 59

XY/MD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 30, 44, 59–60

Button captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 31, 45–46, 50–52, 58

Button classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 49

Button color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 18, 24, 44–45, 51, 59, 65, 81

Button definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 23

Button functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Button layout

hierarchical or tree-structured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 18, 43

Button legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45–46, 50–52, 58

Button page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Button page list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Button page table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 31

Button pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 31, 43, 49–50, 53, 55

deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

renaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Button text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Button tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

Button types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

during configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Buttons

commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 29, 35, 45, 52, 57

system-generated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 49

Buttons, function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

C

Cable, breakout (WC0053) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 10, 83

Cable, Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–11

Cancel (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65–66

Captions, button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 31, 45–46, 50–52, 58

Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Category

destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 51–52

lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33, 51

Category (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 25, 45, 49–50

Category (defined) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Category lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 27, 49, 55

Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Change history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Chapter structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapters

1, Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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

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

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

5, Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

6, GPIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

7, Technical Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

8, Misc. Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Checkbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 24

options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

China, contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Choices

navigation button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Chop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Chop (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 51, 63

Clear preset (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 18, 25, 42, 51

Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Color, button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 18, 24, 44–45, 51, 59, 81

Commitment buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

button types for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

NV9642 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

of selection buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

page, default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 77

pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Connectors

DB25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 6, 35, 69

Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

GPIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 6, 35, 69

power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

RJ-45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 6, 35, 69

Contact Miranda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 9–10, 85

buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

NV96xx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 85

Control panels (page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–15

Control system, NV9000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Controlled device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Controlling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Corporate office, contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Customer support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

D

Data routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Data routing (defined) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Data routing (options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Data routing mode

MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 77

XY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 77

DB25 connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 6, 13, 35, 69

Declaration of Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Default

destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 77

hold preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

88

NV9642

User’s Guide

NV9642 configuration page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 77

page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

save preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

source is master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Default name set (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 77

Default state (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 51

Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Deselect all destinations and turn off hold

after take (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 51–52

default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 77

devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 49, 52, 55

lock, enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

protect, enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

protects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Destination (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 45, 49, 52

Destination (defined) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Destination lock (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 26, 52, 60

Destination protect (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 26, 52, 60

Device (defined) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Device limit, MD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 77

Device lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 27, 49–50

Devices

destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

quick source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 22, 32

switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–10, 12, 64, 77

Dialog, edit navigation button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, 31

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 13, 45

Display index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 37

Display index (field) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Display options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Display signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Document revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

NV9642, front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

NV9642, rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

NV9642, top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78–79

Dubbing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

E

EBU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

EC9700 (GUI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

EC9710 (GUI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Edit navigation button, dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, 31

Edit panel configuration (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Electrical specifications

power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Electrostatic discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

E-mail address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Enable

destination lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

destination protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

force release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Environmental specifications, NV9642 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Ethernet cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10–11

Ethernet connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Europe, contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

European broadcasting union (EBU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Examples, symbol for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Exit (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Expressions, Boolean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

F

Fax number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

FCC statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Figures

NV9642, front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

NV9642, front, photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

NV9642, rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

NV9642, rear, photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

NV9642, top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78–79

Find, Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Finish (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

First page, Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Flip-flop source to preset after take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Forced release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 19, 22, 52, 56, 59–60, 85

Forward (button) . . . . . . . . . . 4, 26, 32–33, 47, 49, 52–53, 55

France, contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Free source (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 26, 53

From category (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Function buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4, 17

G

Global navigate (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 49, 55

Global navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Global navigation (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Global navigation templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 15, 34, 41–42

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Go to first page, Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Go to last page, Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Go to next page, Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Go to next view, Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Go to previous page, Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Go to previous view, Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

GPI interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 69

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Index

GPIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 13, 17, 77

connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 6, 35, 69

inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 6, 10, 13, 69, 73, 77

interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 6, 69–70, 77

H

Hardware symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Hazardous substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Hide sources not configured on this panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Hierarchical button layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 18, 43

High tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hold (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 21, 26, 53–54

Hold (mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Hold mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 21, 26, 35–37, 49, 54, 57, 60

Hold preset as default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Hours of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

How to

configure selection buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

create a level mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

initialize the NV9642 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

install the NV9642 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

make a broadcast route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

use selection buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

use semi-automatic data routing mode . . . . . . . . . . 63

Hyperlinks, Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

I

ID, panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 11, 26, 54, 64–66

Information (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 56

Initial panel state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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

Initializing the NV9642 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Inputs

GPIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 6, 10, 13, 69, 73, 77

tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 10, 13, 69, 77

Installation

NV9642 control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

receiving and unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installation, NV9642 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–10, 64, 66, 77

IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 64

Ip configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–10, 64, 77

J

Jump back after destination selection (option) . . . . . . . . 22

Jump back after source selection (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Jump back after take (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Jump to an empty new page (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Jump to an existing page (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Jump to multi-dest selection when switching

to XY (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

L

Last page, Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

LCD brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 26, 54, 77

LCD buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 11, 18, 26

LCD control (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Legends, button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45–46, 50–52, 58

Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

breakaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 48

mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45–46, 54

physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85–86

sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

virtual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38, 43, 45, 54, 60, 85–86

Level map (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 45, 54

Level mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Level set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Level/Dest (column) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 45, 47, 49

License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Limited X-Y (mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Links to page numbers, in button page list . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 27

automatically generated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52–53

category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 27, 43, 49, 55

destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 49, 52, 55

device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 27, 49–50

salvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 55

source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 49, 55

Locating network (message) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 64

Locked devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 26, 43, 52, 56, 59

destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Low tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

M

Machine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Manual data routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

manually fill devices (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Mapping levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 45–46, 54

Mapping, virtual to physical level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MD

device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 37

device limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 77

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