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54 Prelude — Instruction Manual
Section 2 — Installation and Initial Setup
Salvos
Background Information
A salvo is a named preset that, when executed, can change Sources for mul-
tiple Destinations at the same time. For example, one use of a salvo is to set
up a control room monitor wall to display a specific arrangement of
Sources on the monitors for a particular show.
The Prelude system supports up to 256 salvos (4 elements each), with a
maximum of 1024 elements total. Salvo information is stored in a separate
database file, which can be imported and exported to and from the Prelude
UI. This salvo database is automatically sent to the control panels along
with the router configuration.
Salvos are created during Prelude system configuration and saved for later
use. Salvos should be created in conjunction with a specific router configu-
ration. Otherwise the Sources and Destinations defined in a salvo may not
exist on the actual system. Typically salvos are created after the Prelude
system has been successfully configured and tested. A new router configu-
ration associated with created salvos must be re-sent to all control panels in
the Prelude system.
Salvos you create are made available on control panels by defining a button
to execute a particular salvo, and on XY and PMB panels by also editing the
Salvo Exclusion Set to not exclude the desired salvos. You must actively
define the use of salvos on each panel before salvos will become available
on the panels.
Global Salvos and Router Configurations
On Prelude systems, all salvos are global and potentially available to all
panels in the system. This means if the router configuration is changed,
salvos saved from the previous configuration remain available for use. If
the change in configuration is significant (changes in the number or type of
levels or the number or choices of Sources or Destinations), executing an
older salvo may produce unexpected results.
CAUTION If you change a Prelude router configuration, test all existing salvos. Any
salvos no longer behaving correctly should either be deleted or edited and
retested before you send the router configuration to all the panels.
Salvos Configuration Screen
The Salvos configuration screen uses a spreadsheet design. The usual
Windows conventions of selecting cells by clicking and shift-clicking are
supported. Right clicking opens selection panes, and ranges of items can be
selected and assigned quickly and easily.