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Basic Configuration
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Panel Graphical User Interface Instruction Manual) can act as a separate control surface in a
suite.
With Resource Sharing, up to two control surfaces can be created for each suite. Each
control surface can load its own Panel Prefs, so they can behave differently from one
another. For example, different sources can be mapped to the source select buttons of the
two control surfaces in the same suite, permitting quick access to different sources
appropriate for each work location.
Control surfaces allow operators to collaborate on the same production while providing
isolation between the operators themselves. For example, a smaller Control Panel set up in
the studio for rehearsals will need access to the same effects as a larger Control Panel in the
control room, but may need access to a specific set of sources. The smaller panel also
requires a different button mapping. If a Menu Panel is associated with each Main panel,
the DPOP operations of one panel should affect its menu, not the other one.
Logical Aux Buses
Each suite can be configured to have its own set of numbered Logical Aux buses. This
means effects built for one suite will run properly in another as long as the physical
connections for the same numbered logical Aux buses are similar. For example, if Aux bus 5
in one suite is used to feed that studio’s monitor wall, using Aux bus 5 in another suite to
also feed that studio’s monitor wall will make effects compatible between suites. Note that
these Aux buses have different internal paths and different physical connections, but share
the same logical Aux bus number.
Remote Aux Panels
Remote Aux Panels are set up as part of a particular suite. They then become another
control surface of that suite, with functionality limited to controlling only the Aux buses
assigned to that suite.
External Control Points
Some types of switcher system control originate from an external location, like an edit
controller, or a GPI contact closure. The Resource Sharing feature accommodates these
control points differently.
A separate Editor Port can be assigned to each suite. An edit controller connected to each
port is considered part of only that suite, and controls only the resources currently acquired
by that suite.
GPI inputs themselves are not assigned to individual suites. Each suite can be configured to
respond to particular GPI commands, with the other suite ignoring these commands.
Setting Up Resource Sharing
Your switcher system should first be fully operational. For new customers, an initial system
configuration will be required. This basic setup will become the baseline for suite 1
operation. This includes having an Eng Setup configured with the sources defined, suite 1
outputs assigned, suite 1 tally contacts connected and Ethernet tally defined (if used), and