Grass Valley Prelude User Manual

Prelude

COMPACT ROUTER CONTROL SYSTEM

Instruction Manual

SOFTWARE VERSION 3.0

071838202
MAY 2008

Affiliate with the N.V. KEMA in The Netherlands

CERTIFICATE

Certificate Number: 510040.001

The Quality System of:

Grass Valley, Inc.

400 Providence Mine Road
Nevada City, CA 95945
United States

15655 SW Greystone Ct.
Beaverton, OR 97006
United States

10 Presidential Way
3

rd

Floor, Suite 300
Woburn, MA 01801
United States

Nederland B.V.
4800 RP BREDA
The Netherlands

Weiterstadt, Germany
Brunnenweg 9
D-64331 Weiterstadt
Germany

Rennes, France
Rue du Clos Courtel
Cesson-Sevigne, Cedex
France

Technopole Brest Iroise
CS 73808
29238 Brest Cedex 3
France

17 rue du Petit Albi-BP 8244
95801 Cergy Pontoise
Cergy, France

2300 South Decker Lake Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
United States

7140 Baymeadows Way
Suite 101
Jacksonville, FL 32256
United States

Including its implementation, meets the requirements of the standard:

ISO 9001:2000

Scope:
The design, manufacture and support of video hardware and software products and
related systems.

This Certificate is valid until: June 14, 2009
This Certificate is valid as of: August 30, 2006
Certified for the first time: June 14, 2000

H. Pierre Sallé
President
KEMA-Registered Quality

The method of operation for quality certification is defined in the KEMA General Terms
And Conditions For Quality And Environmental Management Systems Certifications.
Integral publication of this certificate is allowed.

KEMA-Registered Quality, Inc.

4377 County Line Road
Chalfont, PA 18914
Ph: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

CRT 001 073004

ccredited By:

ANAB

A

Prelude

COMPACT ROUTER CONTROL SYSTEM

Instruction Manual

SOFTWARE VERSION 3.0

071838202
MAY 2008

Contacting Grass Valley

International

Support Centers

Local Support

Centers

ailable

(av

during normal

business hours)

France

24 x 7

Australia and New Zealand: +6
Middle East: +9

Europe

[phone] or [phone]
[phone] or [phone]

Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Macau: +8

Asia

Southeast Asia/Malaysia: +6
China: +8

Belarus, Russia, Tadzikistan, Ukraine,
S. Europe/Italy-Roma: +3
Benelux/Belgium: +3
Germany, Austria, Eastern Europe: +4

61 0660 159 450 Japan: [phone]

71 4 299 64 40 Near East and Africa: [phone] or [phone]

Copyright © Thomson. All rights reserved.
This product may be covered by one or more U.S. and foreign patents.

Grass Valley Web Site

The www.thomsongrassvalley.com web site offers the following:

Online User Documentation — Current versions of product catalogs, brochures,

data sheets, ordering guides, planning guides, manuals, and release notes
in .pdf format can be downloaded.

FAQ Database — Solutions to problems and troubleshooting efforts can be

found by searching our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) database.

United States/Canada

24 x 7

52 2531 3058 Indian Subcontinent: [phone]

03 7805 3884 Southeast Asia/Singapore: [phone]

1 1300 721 495 Central/South America: [phone]

Uzbekistan: [phone] Switzerland: [phone]

9 06 87 20 35 28 -Milan: [phone] S. Europe/Spain: [phone]

2 (0) 2 334 90 30 Benelux/Netherlands: [phone] N. Europe: [phone]

9 6150 104 444 UK, Ireland, Israel: [phone]

[phone] or [phone]

Software Downloads — Download software updates, drivers, and patches.

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Contents

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Section 1 — Prelude System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Section 2 — Installation and Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Additional Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Prelude 3.0 System Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Prelude 3.0 Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Upgrade Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installation Procedures Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Initial Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Back Ordered Shipments or Additional Equipment Purchases. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Prelude/Concerto System Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Concerto Installation Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Prelude/Acappella System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Acappella Installation Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Combined Concerto/Acappella Prelude System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Network Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Ethernet Switch Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

PC Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

PC Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Prelude System Default IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Prelude Concerto Initial Shipment Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Prelude Acappella Shipment Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Software Installation and Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Install NetConfig Application and Prelude Files on PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

NetConfig Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Set IP Addresses and Resolve any Duplicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Set Compatible IP Address Subnets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Resolve Any Duplicate IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Label Each Device’s IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Identifying Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Name Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Prelude Software Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Prelude Version 2.0 and 3.0 Backward Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Check Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Update Any Older Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Prelude Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

System Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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System Identifier for Single Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

System Identifier for Concerto Frames on a Shared Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

System Identifier for Control Panels on a Shared Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Broadcast Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

System Broadcast Select on Small Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

System Broadcast Select on Larger Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Create Router Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Sample Configuration Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Concerto Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Assign Hardware to Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Define Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Define Destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Global, Input, and Output Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Save Router Configuration File to PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Acappella Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Send Router Configuration to All Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Create Panel Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

48B Panel Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Attributes and Flags (Exclusions). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Configuring Encore Control Panel Types Other Than 48B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Send Panel Configuration to Each Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Test System Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Acappella Local Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Panel Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Panel Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Background Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Global Salvos and Router Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Salvos Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Salvo Creation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

48B, BPS, and Acappella Panel Configuration for Salvos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Define a Salvo Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

XY and PMB Panel Configuration for Salvos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Edit Salvo Exclusion Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Define a Salvo Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Salvo Page Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Salvo Database Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Export Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Import Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Source Exclusion by Destination (Rules) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Creating Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Assigning a Rule to a Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Save and Send Router Configuration File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Output Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Add an Output Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Configure Output Monitoring on a Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Save and Send Router Configuration File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Prelude Native Protocol Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

NP Client/Server Configuration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

NP Server Configuration Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

NP Client Configuration Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Additional Parameter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Kayak Serial Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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Section 3 — Configuration Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Device Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

48B Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

48B Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Backlight Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Low Tally Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Button Blink Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Default Dst/Dst Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Default Tally Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Level Exclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Joystick Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

NP Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Auto Level Latching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Auto Tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Dst Change Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Flashing LED Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Force Unlock/Unprotect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Hard Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Hold Breakaway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Level Change Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Lock/Protect Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Soft Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

BPS Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

BPS Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Display Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

PMB Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

PMB Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Display Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Alt Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Dst Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Svo Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Dst Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Svo Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Alpha Sort RCE Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Dst Mode Time-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Hold Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Keypad Dst Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Keypad Search Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Preset Swap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Src Mode Time-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Shift Latching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

XY Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

XY Panel Attributes and Flags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Acappella Remote Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Acappella Remote Panel Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Acappella Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Universal Control Panel (ENC-UCP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

ENC-UPC Attributes and Flags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

NP Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Contents

KMD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

KMD Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

KSD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

KSD Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Soft Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Appendix — Native Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual provides installation and configuration information for the
Prelude compact router control system. The Prelude software can control
Concerto and Acappella matrix frames, and can employ a variety of remote
control panels.

Refer to the separate Concerto Instruction Manual or Acappella Instruction
Manual for hardware installation information for each matrix frame.

Refer to the Acappella Instruction Manual for Acappella remote control panel
hardware installation instructions.

Refer to the Encore Installation and Service Manual for Encore control panel
hardware installation instructions.

Electronic copies of all routing documentation is available on the documen­tation CD provided with your router frame. Individual manuals may be
ordered by contacting Grass Valley Customer Service.

The web address listed on the back of the title page of this manual can be
used for further assistance and to access current product documentation.

Additional Documentation

Documentation for various system options are also available:

• Soft Panels Instruction Manual

• Visual Status Display Instruction Manual

The NetConfig utility program is used to configure your system network
and install software:

• NetConfig Instruction Manual

Software engineering documentation, intended for third-party developers
and in-house software engineers, is also available:

• Routing Products Protocols Manual

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Preface

10 Prelude — Instruction Manual

Prelude System Overview

Concerto Matrix Frame 1

Concerto Matrix Frame 2

Ethernet Switch

(customer supplied)

Up to 128

Sources

Up to 128

Destinations

Up to 32 Control Panels Total

per Prelude System

Up to 8

Acappella Frames

Up to 8 Levels Total
per Prelude System

Up to 8

Concerto Frames

100BaseT Ethernet

SW Installation and

Configuration PC

(customer supplied)

Prelude System

Acappella Matrix Frames

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Up to 16

Sources

per Level

Up to 16

Destinations

per Level

48B Control

Panels

32 BPS Panels

PMB Control Panels

XY Control Panels

Acappella Remote

Control Panels

Front

Rear

Introduction

Prelude is a small router control system that operates with Concerto and
Acappella matrix frames and a variety of remote control panels (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Prelude System Diagram

Section 1

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Prelude uses Ethernet for system communications. A customer supplied
100BaseT Ethernet switch and Cat 5 Ethernet cabling is required.

Section 1 — Prelude System Overview

Prelude software applications are installed onto a customer supplied PC to
permit software updates and system configuration. After system configu
ration is complete, the PC can be used for monitoring the health of the
panels and matrix, but is no longer required and so may be removed for use
elsewhere. The Prelude configuration software is activated on a PC after its
installation by entering a registration code, which is valid for only that PC.

Prelude systems employ a distributed control system. Router configura­tions are stored in the Prelude control panels. These router configuration
files list the IP addresses of the matrices in that Prelude system, as well as
Level information and Source and Destination names. A copy of this router
configuration is sent from the panel to the matrices with the IP addresses
listed in that configuration. In fact, a Prelude control panel automatically
sends its router configuration to the matrices whenever that panel reboots.
Identical router configurations must be present on all control panels for
proper Prelude system operation.

Prelude 3.0 System Capabilities

-

• Off-line matrix and remote panel configuration using NetConfig with
registered Prelude plug-in.

• Support individual matrix sizes up to 128 x 128.

• Define up to 256 Sources and 256 Destinations.

• Control up to eight Concerto matrix frames or up to eight Acappella
matrix frames, for a total of eight levels per Prelude system.

• Supports all Concerto matrix boards.

• Supports Concerto Output Monitoring.

• Support all Acappella matrix frames (video, audio, or combination).

• Support up to 32 control panels of any of the following types:
Encore 48B, 32 BPS, PMB, XY, and UCP panels, Acappella Remote
Panels, and Kalypso KMD and KSD Remote Aux panels.

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• Support control panel functionality (depending on the panel model),

including:

• Panel Enable.

• Destination Protect.

• Destination Soft and Hard Locks.

• Alphanumeric Names.

•Exclusion Sets.

• Destination Ganging.

•Joystick Override.

• Salvos (up to 256 salvos, with 1024 maximum elements supported).

• Source Exclusion by Destination (Rules)

• Kayak production switcher serial control.

• Acappella Optical Router matrix control.

• Soft Panels support (see the separate Soft Panels Instruction Manual for

specific information).

• Visual Status Display support (see the separate Visual Status Display

Instruction Manual for specific information).

• Native Protocol support (allows automation system control and status

monitoring from external devices that use Native Protocol), using
Ethernet or Serial communications.

Prelude 3.0 Limitations

• Prelude Destination Protects and Locks apply to all configured levels.

This matches the behavior of Encore control systems. Panels with dis
plays also report a “Locked” status for both hard locked and protected
Destinations.

• Prelude does not support the following Native Protocol commands:

AS, CH, CT, DA, QT, ST

• The PC monitor running the Prelude application must be set to 96dpi

(small fonts) to properly display the graphics. PC dpi display settings
can be accessed via: Start/Settings/Control Panel/Display/Settings/
Advanced/General.

• An extremely large number of rapid consecutive button presses (70+)

or rapid salvo Takes can overload the system. The system will not crash
but may miss a button press/release cycle, resulting in undesired
results (unintended Takes, for example).

-

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Upgrade Paths

Prelude is part of a family of related router products that offer easy upgrade
paths.

• Acappella is a small, single purpose router designed for out-of-box oper-

ation. It has a built-in control system that requires no configuration.
Various Acappella models are available with different hardware com
ponents that determine each unit’s routing capabilities.

•The Prelude control system software offers mid-range capabilities

intended for smaller facilities or localized applications. It can operate
with Acappella and/or Concerto matrix frames and employs Encore
and Acappella remote panels. The off-line matrix and panel configura
tion capabilities of Prelude provides increased routing system power
and flexibility.

• Encore is a full-function, facility-wide router control system that accom-

modates the widest variety of requirements on potentially huge scales.
Acappella matrix frames can become part of an Encore system. Simi
larly, Concerto matrix and control panels making up a Prelude system
can be upgraded to Encore, allowing incrementally enhanced routing
capabilities without the need to replace hardware components.

-

-

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Section 2

Installation and Initial Setup

Introduction

The Prelude control system does not use dedicated controller hardware,
which reduces system costs. Instead, control panels communicate directly
with the Matrix frame(s) via Ethernet. To accomplish this, compatible hard
ware and software must be installed and the components need to be prop­erly connected. Finally, router and control panel configuration files are
created and sent to all the control panels.

This section covers hardware installation and basic configuration that
creates an operational Prelude system. Customizing this system for your
individual requirements is covered in

Section 3-Configuration Reference.

-

Installation Procedures Overview

Initial Shipment

Initial shipments of a Concerto based Prelude system has components that
are pre-configured at the factory with unique IP addresses. Acappella
system components ship with default IP addresses that will be the same for
each type of component.

For both these systems, initial installation and setup involves:

 Install a customer provided Ethernet switch as part of a standalone

network and provide AC power to the switch.

 Install the Concerto frame and/or the Acappella frame(s) in a rack and

provide AC power.

 Install the remote control panels in racks and provide AC power.

 Connect all Prelude system components to the Ethernet switch.

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Section 2 — Installation and Initial Setup

 Configure a customer supplied PC to operate on the default Prelude

network and connect it to that network.

 Install NetConfig and appropriate Prelude files from the Compact

Router Control System Software CD onto the PC.

 Resolve any duplicate IP addresses using NetConfig.

 Name each device if desired, using that device’s web page.

 Enter the license key for your Prelude system.

 Create the Prelude system router configuration file.

 Create control panel configuration files.

 Send the same router configuration file to all the control panels.

 Send the appropriate panel configuration file to each control panel.

 Test system operation.

Back Ordered Shipments or Additional Equipment Purchases

Back ordered Prelude components, or newly ordered additional equipment
will ship with default settings that will need to be changed to integrate with
the rest of your system. Adding components to a Prelude system will
involve:

 Install the new components in racks, provide power, and connect them

to the Prelude network.

 Resolve any duplicate IP addresses for the new components using Net-

Config.

 If you wish, you can name the new devices using their web pages.

 If there are new Concerto boards or Acappella frames, reconfigure the

frame(s) for the new components. New router configuration files will
then need to be created and sent to all control panels. You may also
need to edit existing control panel configuration files to work with the
new frames, and then send them to the existing control panels.

 Ensure compatible software resides on all system components.

 Send appropriate panel configurations to the new control panels, or

create new control panel configuration files and send them.

 Test system operation.

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OVERRIDE

FREQUENCY: 47-440 Hz

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LAN

(Up to 32 Panels)

100BaseT Ethernet

Remote Control Panels

Rear

Front

SW Installation and

Configuration PC

(customer supplied)

Ethernet Switch

(customer supplied)

Video/Audio/Reference

Prelude System Cabling - Concerto Frame

Network

Terminate Video or Loop to

additional Frames

Terminate Audio or Loop to

additional Frames

Video
Ref In

Video Inputs

Video Outputs

Audio Inputs

Audio Outputs

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(Level 3 Audio)

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(Level 4 Audio)

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(Level 1 Video)

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(Level 2 Video)

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Refer to the separate Acappella Instruction Manual or Concerto Installation and
Service Manual for detailed instructions on hardware installation.

Hardware Installation

The following figures illustrate typical Pr
wiring will vary depending on the components making up your system.

Prelude/Concerto System Diagram

Figure 2. Prelude/Concerto System Example

elude systems. Actual system

Concerto Installation Notes

Prelude — Instruction Manual 17

• Some older Concerto boards may not report the correct matrix size
when the Prelude auto-configure feature is used. If this occurs the
correct matrix size can be entered manually during configuration.

Section 2 — Installation and Initial Setup

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CAMERA JOYSTICK

OVERRIDE

FREQUENCY: 47-440 Hz

RATED VOLTAGE RANGE: 85-260 VAC

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Network

Ref

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Ref In

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Acappella

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SW Installation and

Configuration PC

(customer supplied)

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Remote Control Panels

Front

Ethernet Switch

(customer supplied)

Rear

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Out

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Out

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Out

Audio

Out

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Acappella Installation Notes

Combined Concerto/Acappella Prelude System

• Each Acappella matrix frame can be configured with up to four levels,
but multiple Acappella frames cannot be combined into a single matrix.

A Prelude system with both Concerto and Acappella frames can be created,
with the following additional considerations:

• The default IP addresses of C

oncerto and Acappella frames are not in

the same network, and will need to be changed. See Prelude System

Default IP Addresses on pa

• Video and digital audio reference signals will need to

• Acappella matrix frames cannot be combined w

the matrix frames making up the Prelude system.

with other Acappella frames to form a combined matrix.

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be looped to all

ith Concerto frames, or

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Network Requirements

Ethernet Switch Specifications

A100BaseT Ethernet Switch and Cat 5 cabling are required. The fast
Ethernet (100 BaseT) on CAT 5 cables (UTP) can reach a maximum distance
of 100 Meters.

PC Requirements

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

• 2 Ghz CPU

• 512MB RAM

• 40GB hard drive

Network Requirements

• 250MB free hard disk space

• Monitor with 1024x768 resolution

• 100BaseT Ethernet Network Interface Card

• Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2)

• Logged in with Administrator-level pr

• Internet Explorer vers

After a full Prelude installation the folder
requires approximately 67 MB of disk space (Tab le 1);

Table 1. Prelude Installation Required Disk Space

Application Disk Space

Acappella 18 MB
Prelude 13 MB
NetConfig 8 MB
Concerto 4 MB
Soft Panels 12 MB
VSD 7 MB

All Applications 67 MB total

ion 6.0 or later

ivileges for the local machine

C:\Program Files\Grass Valley Group

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Section 2 — Installation and Initial Setup

PC Network Configuration

The PC used must be configured to operate on the Prelude standalone net­work. This is accomplished
patible with the IP addresses
the first three octets of the IP address must be the same, and the last IP
address octet must be unique for each device on the network.

The exact method used to change the IP address of a PC varies, depending
on the computer
you should note down the existing values so you can easily reconfigure the
computer back to normal operation when finished using it with Prelude.

Prelude System Default IP Addresses

You need to know the IP addresses of your Prelude system components.
The default addresses as shipped from the Grass Valley factory are listed
below. However, the IP address of a device may have been changed since
its initial shipment.

by setting the IP address of the PC to be com-

of the Prelude system components. In general,

’s operating system. Before changing the PC’s IP address

Prelude Concerto Initial Shipment

Table 2. Prelude Concerto Based System Default IP Addresses

Device IP Subnet Mask

Concerto Frame Primary Controller 192.168.1.34 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
Concerto Frame Secondary Controller 192.168.1.35 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
First Control Panel 192.168.1.81 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
Each Additional Control Panel Usually increment last octet of IP add

CAUTION Concerto Controller redundant operation employs consecutive IP addresses.

The next higher IP address is reserved for this purpose and cannot be
assigned to another device on the network, even if the Concerto is not oper­ating redundantly. Serious system communications problems can occur if
this next higher Concerto Controller IP address

Concerto system component IP defaults are compatible and will communi­cate without network configuration.

Subsequent shipments of Concerto components will ship with default IP

esses. If these components are added to an existing Prelude system

addr
network, duplicate IP conflicts may occur, which can be resolved using the
NetConfig application.

Defaults

Gateway

(not required for Prelude)

ress by one. (192.168.1.82,

192.168.1.83, etc.). However, duplicate IP addresses may occur.

is used on the network.

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Software Installation and Network Configuration

Prelude Acappella Shipment Defaults

Table 3. Prelude Acappella Based System Default IP Addresses

Device IP Subnet Mask

Acappella Frame 192.168.0.40 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
Acappella Remote Panel 192.168.0.41 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
Encore Control Panels 192.168.1.60 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1

Note The default Acappella frame IP address will not communicate with the default

Encore control panel address (the third octet is not the same), and all remote
panels shipped with Acappella systems have the same IP addresses. These
default values will need to be changed.

The NetConfig application can be used to discover devices on the network,
set their addresses, and resolve any duplicates. NetConfig operation is
described briefly later in this manual, and in more detail in the separate
NetConfig Instruction Manual.

Gateway

(not required for Prelude)

Software Installation and Network Configuration

Install NetConfig Application and Prelude Files on PC

NetConfig is a network configuration tool that is available for use with a
variety of Grass Valley products, including for example Prelude, Encore,
and several Modular Products. For Prelude, NetConfig is installed onto a
PC. This PC is then used for Prelude network configuration, software
installation onto Prelude system components, and Prelude system compo­nent configuration.

To Install NetConfig and Prelude files onto a PC:

1. Insert the Compact Router Control System Software CD into the PC’s

CD drive. The setup application will autorun when inserted.

2. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. You will see a Welcome

screen, a License Agreement, and a Destination Location screen.

3. Keep the default install destination location and click Next>. The Select

Components screen is displayed (Figure 4).

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Section 2 — Installation and Initial Setup

Figure 5. NetConfig Icon

Figure 4. Select Components Screen

4. Ensure both the NetConfig and Prelude check boxes are selected, and then

select the remaining components appropriate for your system.

a. Select both Acappella Matrix and Concerto if your Prelude system has a

mix of both hardware types.

b. Select Acappella Matrix and de-select Concerto if your system has only

Acappella hardware.

c. Select Concerto and de-select Acappella Matrix if your system has

only Concerto hardware.

5. If you wish to install the any additional applications (Soft Panels and/or

VSD), select their check boxes. Licensing may be required to make full

use of these other applications.

6. Click Next>, then follow the remaining instructions shown on the screen.

The NetConfig software and Prelude files will be installed on your PC,
along with any other selected items.

7. After installation on the PC completes, a NetConfig icon will appear on

the desktop (Figure 5). Clicking on the icon launches NetConfig.

Note If Prelude is uninstalled with Windows Add or Remove Programs (it is listed

as Compact Routing Control System), NetConfig will also be removed. You
will need to reinstall NetConfig if you wish to use it with other applications.

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NetConfig Overview

Prelude

Tab

IP View

Tab

Discover
Button

Name and

IP Address of

Computer Running

NetConfig

Missing
Device

Duplicate
IPs

The NetConfig application is designed to make network configuration
simple. NetConfig discovers devices on the network, and these devices can
be configured remotely using the PC on which NetConfig has been
installed. NetConfig incorporates a web browser that displays web pages
served by the devices on the network. NetConfig is used for software
installation to these devices, and also provides rudimentary health checks
for these devices. Various NetConfig plug-ins are available for use with
specific Grass Valley products. The Prelude control system is one of these
plug-ins. Refer to Figure 6 for the following discussion.

Figure 6. NetConfig with Prelude Installed

Software Installation and Network Configuration

The NetConfig icon on the desktop can be used to launch the application.
The NetConfig application is also on the Start menu under Grass Valley
Group. If the Prelude check box was selected for the installation a Prelude
plug-in tab will be present at the top of the NetConfig window.

The left side of the NetConfig application scr
the devices on the network to which the PC is connected. The root of the
logical tree is the name and the IP address of the PC on which NetConfig is
running. The current status of each discovered device is reported by the
color of its icon. A red dot, for example, indicates a device is no longer com­municating, which might mean it has been disconnected from the network.

een displays the logical tree of

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Section 2 — Installation and Initial Setup

Different views of the devices are available, one or more of which can be
displayed with the
we will use the IP view in all the examples.

The right portion of the screen is the web browser view. When you click a
de

vice on the left, the home page for that device is displayed in the web

browser view.

IP View, Device View, and Facility View tabs. In this manual

Pressing the
information on the left side of the screen. NetConfig remembers discovered
devices and reports their current status. If communication to a device is
lost, the icon for it is colored red.

Another useful discovery tool is avail

Clear Views and Re-discover button updates the information for only currently

communicating devices (Figure 7).

Figure 7. Option Tab, Clear Views and Re-discover Button

Discover tool bar button initiates a discovery that updates the

able by clicking the Options tab. The

The Set IP tab is used to set IP addresses of devices on the network, and the

Load SW tab is used to load software to the devices. The use of these two fea-

tures with Prelude are describe

Refer to the separate NetConfi
mation.

24 Prelude — Instruction Manual

d later in this manual.

g Instruction Manual for more detailed infor-

Software Installation and Network Configuration

Set IP Addresses and Resolve any Duplicates

The IP address of a Prelude system component can be changed using Net­Config, or using the web page of that device. To use the direct web page
method. however, you need to know the existing IP address of that device.
NetConfig is convenient to use for IP address changes because it displays
all the devices on the network, making them easy to access.

Set Compatible IP Address Subnets

NetConfig will report the presence of devices on a different subnet (in gen­eral, devices with IP addresses that have varying third octet numbers), but
these devices will all need to be on the same subnet to work with other
Prelude devices. For example, if your system has both Concerto and Acap
pella frames, you can change the default Acappella frame IP addresses to
have a “1” as the third octet, which will match the Concerto default subnet.

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

Addresses in the Configure pull-down.

2. Highlight the device with an incorrect subnet IP address.

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3. Click Edit, then change that device’s IP address to be unique, but have

the same third octet as the other Prelude devices.

4. Click Apply Changes. The device resets, and the new IP address will be

reported in the left pane of NetConfig screen.

Resolve Any Duplicate IP Addresses

Resolving duplicate IP addresses is easily accomplished with NetConfig. If
a device is installed on the network with the same IP address as another
device, when the new device is discovered a warning message will be dis
played. The IP View will also show the two devices with the same address
with an IP symbol as shown in
new devices with factory default IP addresses are installed on the network.

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

Addresses in the Configure pull-down.

2. Highlight one of the devices with a duplicate IP address.

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

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

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Figure 6 on page 23. This can occur when

4. Click Apply Changes. The device resets, and the new IP address will be

reported in the left pane of NetConfig screen.

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Label Each Device’s IP Address

When all devices have unique IP addresses, it can be extremely helpful to
label each device with its currently assigned IP address. Removable adhe
sive labels are recommended, since the IP address may be changed in the
future.

Identifying Control Panels

To identify a specific control panel when several are connected at once, you
can right click on the device name in NetConfig and choose
That panel’s front panel buttons will blink on and off alternatively.
Touching any front panel button restores normal button tally.

Alternatively, to identify a panel you can send it a reset command and see
which one’s front panel buttons all go off and back on.

Name Devices

You can give the Prelude components descriptive names, if you wish. This
can be helpful during configuration, especially for control panels which
may be located at different locations that require different configurations.
Devices are named using that device’s web page.

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Identify Device.

1. In NetConfig, select the device you wish to name on in the left pane,

then click on

Panel System or Matrix System (depending on device type).

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2. Type in an 8 character or less name in the Device name field (Figure 8).

Figure 8. Control Panel System Web Page

3. Click Save New Settings. The panel does not need to be reset if only its

name is changed.

4. Click Discover to update the view. The new name will appear in the left

pane.

5. Repeat for any the other devices that you wish to re-name.

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Prelude Software Compatibility

On newly shipped Prelude systems, the latest software should have been
loaded onto all the components. Software versions for each component
must be compatible for proper operation. The following software compo­nents have been tested for compatibility

Table 4. Prelude System Compatible Versions

Component Software Version

Prelude

Software

V3.0.0

NetConfig 2.0.10
Concerto Frame 1.7.5.2
Acappella Frame 3.0.0
Acappella Remote Panel Prelude 3.0.0
Encore Control Panel Prelude 3.0.0
Kalypso Control Panel Prelude 3.0.0
Soft Panels 3.0.0
Visual Status Display 1.1.0

Prelude Version 2.0 and 3.0 Backward Compatibility

The router configuration file format has changed in Prelude 3.0 to support
new features. Newer Prelude 3.0 version router configuration files will not
work on systems downgraded back to Prelude 2.0. Though downgrading
to an earlier version of software shouldn’t be necessary, backing up your 2.0
router configuration files before you update to Prelude 3.0 software can be
helpful just in case.

Router configuration files can be backed up
folder under a new name in a secure location (perhaps a removable
memory stick). The folder is located at:

C:\Program Files\Grass Valley Group\
Prelude_Install_Directory\Route_Config

To regain access to the router configuration file
grade, rename existing folder with that name, copy the backed up folder to
that loc

ation and restore its original Route_Config file name.

Check Software Versions

On newly shipped Prelude systems, the latest software should have been
loaded onto all the components. Software versions must be the same for
each device type for proper operation. To check the software versions:

by saving the Route_Config

s after a Prelude 2.0 down-

1. Click the NetConfig Load SW toolbar button.

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Current
Software
Version

Current
Software
Versions

2. Check the frame software versions.

a. On Concerto systems, navigate to Routers/Matrices/Concerto and

click on

Concerto Matrix (100BaseT). The Concerto frame will be listed

on the right with its IP address and currently loaded software
version.

Figure 9. Concerto Frame Software Version

b. On Acappella systems, navigate to Routers/Acappella/and click

on

Acappella Matrix. All the Acappella frames will be listed on the

right with their IP addresses and software versions.

Figure 10. Acappella Frame Software Version

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Current
Software
Versions

3. Check the control panel software versions. Navigate to Prelude and click

Panels. Control panels with Prelude software installed will be listed

on
on the right with their IP addresses and the version of the Prelude
software will be reported.

Figure 11. Control Panel Software Versions

Note Other items on this menu are used to convert older Acappella or Encore

control panels for use by Encore. See Panel Conversions o
more information.

Update Any Older Software

If any older versions of software were found the devices need to be
updated, using the following procedure.

1. With the latest version of Prelude software and NetConfig installed on

the PC configured for the Prelude network, run NetConfig and click on
the

Load SW toolbar button.

2. Navigate to the frame or control panel as described above (Figure 9,

Figure 10, and Figure 11) and select the check box(s) for the older

device(s).

3. Make sure the Re-Boot when Complete box is checked, then click Load. The

software will be loaded to the device(s) over the network and the
device(s) will be reset.

4. When done, confirm again that the latest software is loaded on all the

Prelude components.

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