GRASS VALLEY Encore, Configuration Manual

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184 Encore — Configuration Manual
Section 5 — Router Configuration
4. With the indicator colored Yellow, you can now correct or reconfigure
the Source and Destination connectors. Click on the Router Controller
Physical Matrix
Connectors
button to check the validity status of all the
configured Sources and Destinations. Sources and Destinations
without connectors are shown as
Not Associated
and Sources sharing
connectors are shown with an * (asterisk). These statuses can be used to
identify and correct any discrepancies.
The
Validate DB
button returns to the uncolored normal state only when all
Sources and Destinations have valid connector numbers on all levels.
No Matrix Indication
The Router Controller (and Control Panel Servers) running Encore 1.7.3
and newer software can immediately report the loss of communication
with a matrix and update Destination and level statuses.
Note It is not possible to detect loss of communication with certain serially con-
trolled Matrices.
Previously loss of matrix control would only be discovered when a Take is
attempted on the affected Destinations and levels. The Take would fail and
only then would the reported status change from its last known state to
No Xpt.
Note The Router Controller can take varying amounts of time to detect a Matrix
going offline. A CPL protocol controlled Matrix (such as Grass Valley Con-
certo or Trinix) can detect loss of communication within 3 seconds. An NP
protocol controlled Matrix (NP Matrix) can take 2 to 30 seconds to detect loss
of communication.
No Matrix Status Reporting
If a Matrix hosting the active tally level of a selected Destination has lost
communication with the Router Controller, the No Matrix status is updated
in the following ways:
• All control panels with displays show
NoMatrix
or
Undef
. Panels without
displays (such as the 48B) will low tally their Destination select buttons.
GSC panels report this condition by flashing their LEDs. Source Takes
cannot be performed on panels that are in this condition.
• RCL Server also reports
NoMatrix
to all subscribed clients.