Grass Valley Visual Status Display User Manual

Visual Status Display

ENCORE/PRELUDE CONTROL SYSTEMS

Instruction Manual

Software Version 2.0

071857502

AUGUST 2010

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Visual Status Display

ENCORE/PRELUDE CONTROL SYSTEMS

Instruction Manual

Software Version 2.0

071857502

AUGUST 2010

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Section 1 — VSD Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Section 2 — VSD Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Section 3 — Encore VSD Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

VSD Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Current VSD Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing Using the VSD Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing with Encore/Prelude Software Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Set VSD Related Parameters and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Section 4 — Prelude VSD Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Prelude NP Client/Server Configuration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Section 5 — VSD Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting VSD to the Routing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

VSD License Key Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Toolbar Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Dropdown Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Event Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Standard Icon Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Preferences Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Events Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Bottom Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

VSD Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Views Supported by Encore and Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

New Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Contents

Level Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Column Widths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Names and Aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Arranging and Sorting View Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Reloading System Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Destination View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Source View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Active Salvo View (Encore Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Tally Salvo View (Encore Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tie Line View (Encore Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Rooms View (Encore Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Assignment View (Encore Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Monitor View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Event Stacker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Customizing VSD Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Application Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

View Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Color Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Font Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Visual Status Display Instruction Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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VSD Introduction

Overview

The Visual Status Display (VSD) application shows the current status of the Source-to-Destination connections of an Encore or Prelude routing system. VSD information is updated automatically. For example, when a Destina tion’s routing changes, if that Destination is currently displayed its status will be updated within five seconds. In addition, on Encore systems the VSD screen can automatically update if an Encore router configuration is modified (for example, changes in the names of existing Sources or Desti nations). On Prelude systems VSD automatically updates Source and Destination names whenever the application connects.

Section 1

The VSD application runs on Windows operating systems. The PC running VSD needs to be connected to the router network. With Encore systems, VSD acts as an RCL client, so the PC running VSD needs to be registered with the Encore system and have access to the Sharer to be operational. On Prelude systems VSD acts as a client for an NP Server configured on a Prelude control panel.

VSD supports fail-over redundancy. On Encore systems redundancy uses a mirrored Panel Server. If the Master Panel Server fails, VSD establishes a connection with its Mirrored Panel Server. On Prelude systems redundancy is accomplished using NP Servers configured on two control panels.

VSD is an option that is registered by entering a license key, obtained from Grass Valley Customer Service. The license key is valid for only a specific PC, and only one VSD instance can run on that PC at a time. An unregis tered VSD operates in trial mode, which limits the maximum number of elements supported per View to five. Two types of VSD license are avail able, a basic licence that excludes the Event Stacker, and a full license that includes Event Stacker.

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Section 1 — VSD Introduction

VSD Features

The VSD application has the following capabilities:

• Eight different system views (see View s below).

• Event Stacker, which allows programming and executing time-sched-

• Display of names, or alias names, or both.

• Sorting by names.

• New Destination, Source and Tie Line names can be inserted anywhere

• Cut, Copy and Paste operations are supported where appropriate.

• Multiple columns of Destinations can be displayed (useful in systems

• An optional Comments column is available for each view type.

uled tasks (Takes, Protects, Unprotects, Salvos, Assignments, Deassignments, and Monitor Takes). Encore systems only, and requires a full license.

in already created view screens.

with many Destinations and few Levels).

• Chop feature status reporting is supported.

• Display font type and size can be configured.

• The VSD can retain its last connection state.

• Fail-over redundancy.

• An Events Log is available, to observe the connected Panel Server’s operations.

• Dynamic Audio Attribute feature status reporting is supported (Encore systems only).

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Views

View s

Large routing systems can have many Destinations and complex paths, making it impossible to see the status of the entire system on a single screen. VSD permits grouping subsets of the system into Views. Different Views can be created to quickly display the current status of various por tions of the system. The types of Views available include:

• Destination View (Encore and Prelude systems)

• Source View (Encore and Prelude systems)

• Active Salvo View (Encore systems only)

• Tally Salvo View (Encore systems only)

• Tie-Line View (Encore systems only)

• Rooms View (Encore systems only)

• Assignment View (Encore systems only)

• Destination Monitor View (Encore systems only)

The VSD limits its view capability automatically based on the type of control system it is connected to.

Current VSD Limitations

• The Event Stacker does not support scheduling a re-occurrence event.

• The Event Stacker does not tally the result of RCL Server events.

• On Prelude systems, if more than one VSD application is connected,

• Prelude systems require the use of at least one hardware control panel

• Cut, Copy, Paste operations are not available in all Views.

any deleted, modified or newly created Views will not be shared by the running VSC applications. To synchronize this information a VSD application must be closed and restarted. On Encore systems, Views are dynamically shared with other connected VSD applications.

(not Soft Panels) to act as an NP server for VSD operations.

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Section 1 — VSD Introduction

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VSD Installation

Distribution

The VSD application is included on the Encore and Compact Router Control System software CDs, and is available for download from the Grass Valley Support web site.

Requirements

VSD runs on a customer supplied PC running Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 7. The PC you use must be a node on the router network, so it will need to be configured with appropriate IP addresses.

Section 2

Installing Using the VSD Installer

1. If you have not already done so, configure the PC with IP addresses

appropriate for your Encore or Prelude network.

2. Physically connect the PC’s Ethernet port to the router network.

3. Acquire the VSD software. It can be downloaded from the web onto any

convenient media (hard disk, thumb drive, or burned to CD).

4. Quit any applications running on the PC. You may want to reboot the

computer to ensure all processes (including Port Mapper) have quit.

5. Access the VSD directory and run Setup.exe.

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Section 2 — VSD Installation

6. The VSD install program will launch and a Use with Encore window

appears (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Use With Encore Window

• Select Yes if you plan to use VSD with an Encore system. Later you

will be asked for the IP address of the Sharer network.

• Select

7. A Welcome to VSD window then appears. Click Next, accept the license

agreement, and follow the on-screen instructions (Figure 2). Default settings are recommended.

Figure 2. VSD Installation Screens

No if you will be using VSD only with a Prelude system.

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Installing with Encore/Prelude Software Installer

A check box for VSD is available during an Encore or Prelude control system software installation process. You can choose to install VSD on the PC along with the control system software if you wish, or you can select only that checkbox to install just VSD (Figure 3 and Figure 4).

Figure 3. Encore Installer Checkboxes

Note The VSD can be installed along with the Encore software. Installation at a later

time with applications open may result in a Cannot update Port Mapper error message. If this occurs, use Task Manager to halt only the Port Mapper.exe application, and then install VSD.

Figure 4. Prelude Installer Checkboxes

When selected, the VSD installer (as described earlier) will launch.

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Section 2 — VSD Installation

Uninstall

The UnWise.exe file, installed by default into the Program Files/Grass Valley Group/VSD, folder can be used to uninstall the VSD application from the PC. User data, including licensing, is not deleted by this uninstall process and becomes available if the VSD program is re-installed.

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Encore VSD Configuration

Overview

The Encore system will not recognize the VSD until the IP address of the PC running the VSD application is registered.

Note If the PC has already been registered with the Encore system you will not

need to do this registration procedure.

The following procedure assumes an Encore OUI has already been installed onto the PC and the necessary applications have been configured. If this is not the case, refer to the Encore Release Notes and/or Encore Config

uration Manual for specific instructions.

Section 3

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Section 3 — Encore VSD Configuration

Register VSD PC With Encore

You will need Encore System Administrator privileges to do this registration procedure.

1. Launch the Encore OUI and login as System Administrator. Default is

user SYS with no password. When logged in a screen similar to Figure 5 will be displayed.

Figure 5.

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