GRASS VALLEY CR6400 Family, User Manual

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CRSC Network Operation
Control Panel Buttons
A source is a set of inputs from among all the inputs of all the routers in the network. In a CRSC
network, there is no constraint on which inputs may compose the source.
A destination is a set of outputs from among all the outputs of all the routers in the network. In
a CRSC network, there is no constraint on which outputs may compose the destination.
(The inputs belonging to a source are presumably related and connected to a source device,
such as a camera. The outputs belonging to a destination are presumably related and
connected to a destination device, such as a monitor.
The inputs of sources and the outputs of destinations collectively form levels . For example, a
VTR might send and receive HD, AES, and analog audio. Three routers could carry these three
signal types, each router itself being considered a level.
A router could also be divided into two partitions, each half the size of the router. That way the
router could carry two levels.
Levels in CRSC are numbered. Level numbers must be in the range [1–250]. A CRSC network
supports up to 8 defined levels in total. Each router may be partitioned into a maximum of 4
levels, subject to the limit of 8 levels for the network.
It is important for persons operating control panels to understand these concepts.
Panel Operation
Operating a control panel is usually quite simple, but can also be quite confusing if you do not
understand the way the panels work in their particular modes. The basic operations are the
same for all panels with some minor exceptions:
•
The CP3201 and CP6401 are slightly different because they are single-destination panels
having “default” destinations.
• The panels that can control the 64×64 matrices of CR6400 routers (the CP32-6464, CP6401,
and CP6464) are different from others because they can have “paging” buttons.
This chapter briefly describes how to use the control panel to perform the following tasks:
•
Perform ‘takes’ (normal and breakaway). See Performing Takes on page 59.
•
Lock or unlock destination or control panels. See Performing Locks on page 68.
•
Execute salvos. See Executing Salvos on page 70.
•
Select levels. See Performing Level Selection on page 70.
Although operations are usually straightforward, the meaning of the operations differ according
to panel mode. See
Remote Panel Operating Modes on page 112.
Before using a panel, it is recommended that you become familiar with how its buttons are
grouped and what different button illuminations denote, as described in
Control Panel Buttons ,
following.
Control Panel Buttons
Most CR Series control panels were designed before the existence of CRSC. Their button layouts
(and button colors) are appropriate to what has been called “default” mode (and what this
document calls “stand-alone” mode) where green buttons are grouped together and labeled
“Source” and amber buttons are grouped together and labeled “Dest.”
The fixed coloring of the
early panels has little meaning in a CRSC network.