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Glossary
Salvo (SVO)
A named, system-wide Preset which, when
executed, may change crosspoints on one or
more Destinations at the same time.
Salvo Elements
The individual take commands (Source to
Destination connections) which comprise a
Salvo.
SDV
Serial Digital Video.
SERIM
Serial Interface Module.
Slave
Component in a system that does not act in-
dependently, but only under the control of
another component.
Slice
A group of inputs and outputs assigned to a
Controller.
Source
Software defined, can be made up of one or
more inputs on one or more Levels (i.e., a
Source may consist of one input on the video
Level and two inputs [left and right] on the
audio Level). Two different Sources may
share one or more inputs on one or more Lev-
els. For example, if the Source
BARSTONE
(Bars, Tone) consists of a video and an audio
input connected to a Color bar generator,
BarsSil (Bars, Silent) can use the same video
input.
SMPTE
Society of Motion Picture and Television En-
gineers.
SRC
Source. See Source .
SS
Secondary Switch used to expand inputs.
Status
The current Source connected to a given Des-
tination on a specific Level (usually the Tally
level); sometimes referred to as the on air sig-
nal.
STB
Strobe.
Strap
A short conductor used to manually bridge
two contact points. Used in Series 7000
Alarm system. Also called a jumper.
Submodule
A small circuit board designed to mount on a
larger module. Also known as a mezzanine
board.
SVO
See Salvo (SVO) .
SVR
Server.
Take
Direct, immediate switching from one
Source to another, occurring during the verti-
cal interval for clean transition. The control
operation which switches a Source or Sourc-
es to a Destination.
Tally
An acknowledgment returned to a control
panel or terminal that an operation has been
executed.
Tally Level, Active
Initially set to the default tally level, the ac-
tive tally level will tally if the default tally
level is not defined for the Destination as-
signed to a bus.