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Source Exclusion by Destination (Rules)

 

Once a Rule has been created, it can then be assigned to one or more Desti-
nations.

Assigning a Rule to a Destination

5.

Go to the Destinations screen, select Rule cells for one or more 
Destinations, the right click and choose the Assign Rule. A pop-up list 
of available rules is displayed (

Figure 43

).

Figure 43.  Destinations Screen, Rule List

Summary of Contents for Prelude

Page 1: ...Prelude COMPACT ROUTER CONTROL SYSTEM Instruction Manual Software Version 3 2 1 071838204 JULY 2009 ...

Page 2: ...808 29238 Brest Cedex 3 France 40 Rue de Bray 2 Rue des Landelles 35510 Cesson Sevigné France Spinnereistrasse 5 CH 5300 Turgi Switzerland Brunnenweg 9 D 64331 Weiterstadt Germany Carl Benz Strasse 6 8 67105 Schifferstadt Germany Including its implementation meets the requirements of the standard ISO 9001 2008 Scope The design manufacture and support of video and audio hardware and software produc...

Page 3: ...Prelude COMPACT ROUTER CONTROL SYSTEM Instruction Manual Software Version 3 2 1 071838204 JULY 2009 ...

Page 4: ... 33 1 48 25 20 20 United States Canada 24 x 7 1 800 547 8949 or 1 530 478 4148 Local Support Centers available during normal business hours Asia Hong Kong Taiwan Korea Macau 852 2531 3058 Indian Subcontinent 91 22 24933476 Southeast Asia Malaysia 603 7805 3884 Southeast Asia Singapore 65 6379 1313 China 861 0660 159 450 Japan 81 3 5484 6868 Australia and New Zealand 61 1300 721 495 Central South A...

Page 5: ...a Prelude System 20 Network Requirements 21 Ethernet Switch Specifications 21 PC Requirements 21 PC Network Configuration 22 Prelude System Default IP Addresses 22 Prelude Concerto Initial Shipment Defaults 22 Prelude Acappella Shipment Defaults 23 Software Installation and Network Configuration 23 Install NetConfig Application and Prelude Files on PC 23 NetConfig Overview 25 Set IP Addresses and ...

Page 6: ...em Operation 51 Acappella Local Panel Configuration 51 Panel Conversions 51 Panel Identity 52 Salvos 54 Background Information 54 Global Salvos and Router Configurations 54 Salvos Configuration Screen 54 Salvo Creation Procedure 55 48B BPS and Acappella Panel Configuration for Salvos 57 Define a Salvo Button 57 XY and PMB Panel Configuration for Salvos 58 Edit Salvo Exclusion Set 58 Define a Salvo...

Page 7: ...vel Change Lock 80 Lock Protect Override 80 Protect 80 Soft Lock 80 BPS Control Panel 81 BPS Panel Attributes and Flags 81 Display Brightness 81 PMB Control Panel 82 PMB Panel Attributes and Flags 82 Display Brightness 82 Keypad 83 Alt Keypad 83 Dst Pages 83 Svo Pages 84 Dst Exclusion 85 Svo Exclusion 85 Alpha Sort RCE Names 85 Dst Mode Time in 85 Hold Preset 85 Keypad Dst Mode 86 Keypad Search Fi...

Page 8: ...8 Prelude Instruction Manual Contents KMD 91 KMD Panel Attributes and Flags 91 KSD 92 KSD Panel Attributes and Flags 92 Soft Panels 93 Appendix Native Protocol 95 Index 97 ...

Page 9: ...nel hardware installation instructions Electronic copies of all routing documentation is available on the documen tation CD provided with your router frame Individual manuals may be ordered by contacting Grass Valley Customer Service The web address listed on the back of the title page of this manual can be used for further assistance and to access current product documentation Additional Document...

Page 10: ...10 Prelude Instruction Manual Preface ...

Page 11: ...ing is required Concerto Matrix Frame 1 Concerto Matrix Frame 2 Ethernet Switch customer supplied Up to 128 Sources Up to 128 Destinations Up to 32 Control Panels Total per Prelude System Up to 8 Acappella Frames Up to 8 Levels Total per Prelude System Up to 8 Concerto Frames 100BaseT Ethernet SW Installation and Configuration PC customer supplied Prelude System Acappella Matrix Frames 8382_04_r0 ...

Page 12: ... the IP addresses listed in that configuration In fact a Prelude control panel automatically sends its router configuration to the matrices whenever that panel reboots Identical router configurations must be present on all control panels for proper Prelude system operation Prelude 3 2 1 System Capabilities Off line matrix and remote panel configuration using NetConfig with Prelude plug in Support ...

Page 13: ...Panels Instruction Manual for specific information Visual Status Display support see the separate Visual Status Display Instruction Manual for specific information Native Protocol support allows automation system control and status monitoring from external devices that use Native Protocol using Ethernet or Serial communications Prelude 3 2 1 Limitations A single salvo consisting of 256 elements wi...

Page 14: ...ning the Prelude application must be set to 96dpi small fonts to properly display the graphics PC dpi display settings can be accessed via Start Settings Control Panel Display Settings Advanced General An extremely large number of rapid consecutive button presses 70 or rapid salvo Takes can overload the system The system will not crash but may miss a button press release cycle resulting in undesir...

Page 15: ...es the widest variety of requirements on potentially huge scales Acappella matrix frames can become part of an Encore system Simi larly Concerto matrix and control panels making up a Prelude system can be upgraded to Encore allowing incrementally enhanced routing capabilities without the need to replace hardware components ...

Page 16: ...16 Prelude Instruction Manual Section 1 Prelude System Overview ...

Page 17: ...system Customizing this system for your individual requirements is covered in Section 3 Configuration Reference Installation Procedures Overview Initial Shipment Initial shipments of a Concerto based Prelude system has components that are pre configured at the factory with unique IP addresses Acappella system components ship with default IP addresses that will be the same for each type of componen...

Page 18: ...d additional equipment will ship with default settings that will need to be changed to integrate with the rest of your system Adding components to a Prelude system will involve Install the new components in racks provide power and connect them to the Prelude network Resolve any duplicate IP addresses for the new components using Net Config If you wish you can name the new devices using their web p...

Page 19: ... 19 20 31 32 31 32 29 30 29 30 IN OUT IN OUT EXP EXP OUT OUT EX EXP P IN IN 1 1 2 2 OUTPUT OUTPUTS INPUT INPUTS IN IN OUT OUT MONITO MONITOR AES BALANCED BA AES BALANCED BA CKPLANE CKPLANE G G G G 25 25 25 21 21 21 17 17 17 13 13 13 9 5 9 5 9 5 1 1 22 22 22 18 18 18 14 14 14 10 10 10 6 2 6 2 6 2 26 26 26 23 23 23 19 19 19 15 15 15 11 11 11 7 3 7 3 7 3 28 28 28 27 27 27 30 30 30 29 29 29 31 31 31 3...

Page 20: ...o reference signals will need to be looped to all the matrix frames making up the Prelude system Acappella matrix frames cannot be combined with Concerto frames or with other Acappella frames to form a combined matrix RATED CURRENT 0 35 A CAMERA JOYSTICK OVERRIDE FREQUENCY 47 440 Hz RATED VOLTAGE RANGE 85 260 VAC LA N Audio In Audio In Audio Out Audio Out Audio Out Audio Out Video In Video In Vide...

Page 21: ...ments 2 Ghz CPU 512MB RAM 40GB hard drive 250MB free hard disk space Monitor with 1024x768 resolution 100BaseT Ethernet Network Interface Card Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 Logged in with Administrator level privileges for the local machine Internet Explorer version 6 0 or later After a full Prelude installation the folder C Program Files Grass Valley Group requires approximately 67 MB of...

Page 22: ...Concerto Initial Shipment Defaults CAUTION Concerto Controller redundant operation employs consecutive IP addresses The next higher IP address is reserved for this purpose and cannot be assigned to another device on the network even if the Concerto is not oper ating redundantly Serious system communications problems can occur if this next higher Concerto Controller IP address is used on the networ...

Page 23: ...iety of Grass Valley products including for example Prelude Encore and several Modular Products For Prelude NetConfig is installed onto a PC This PC is then used for Prelude network configuration software installation onto Prelude system components and Prelude system compo nent configuration To Install NetConfig and Prelude files onto a PC 1 Insert the Compact Router Control System Software CD int...

Page 24: ... wish to install the any additional applications Soft Panels and or VSD select their check boxes Licensing may be required to make full use of these other applications 6 Click Next then follow the remaining instructions shown on the screen The NetConfig software and Prelude files will be installed on your PC along with any other selected items 7 After installation on the PC completes a NetConfig i...

Page 25: ...wing discussion Figure 6 NetConfig with Prelude Installed The NetConfig icon on the desktop can be used to launch the application The NetConfig application is also on the Start menu under Grass Valley Group If the Prelude check box was selected for the installation a Prelude plug in tab will be present at the top of the NetConfig window The left side of the NetConfig application screen displays th...

Page 26: ...rmation on the left side of the screen NetConfig remembers discovered devices and reports their current status If communication to a device is lost the icon for it is colored red Another useful discovery tool is available by clicking the Options tab The Clear Views and Re discover button updates the information for only currently communicating devices Figure 7 Figure 7 Option Tab Clear Views and R...

Page 27: ...n 2 Highlight the device with an incorrect subnet IP address 3 Click Edit then change that device s IP address to be unique but have the same third octet as the other Prelude devices 4 Click Apply Changes The device resets and the new IP address will be reported in the left pane of NetConfig screen Resolve Any Duplicate IP Addresses Resolving duplicate IP addresses is easily accomplished with NetC...

Page 28: ...entify Device That panel s front panel buttons will blink on and off alternatively Touching any front panel button restores normal button tally Alternatively to identify a panel you can send it a reset command and see which one s front panel buttons all go off and back on Name Devices You can give the Prelude components descriptive names if you wish This can be helpful during configuration especia...

Page 29: ...ess name in the Device name field Figure 8 Figure 8 Control Panel System Web Page 3 Click Save New Settings The panel does not need to be reset if only its name is changed 4 Click Discover to update the view The new name will appear in the left pane 5 Repeat for any the other devices that you wish to re name ...

Page 30: ...up your 2 0 router configuration files before you update to Prelude 3 0 software can be helpful just in case Router configuration files can be backed up by saving the Route_Config folder under a new name in a secure location perhaps a removable memory stick The folder is located at C Program Files Grass Valley Group Prelude_Install_Directory Route_Config To regain access to the router configuratio...

Page 31: ... 2 Check the frame software versions a On Concerto systems navigate to Routers Matrices Concerto and click on Concerto Matrix 100BaseT The Concerto frame will be listed on the right with its IP address and currently loaded software version Figure 9 Concerto Frame Software Version b On Acappella systems navigate to Routers Acappella and click on Acappella Matrix All the Acappella frames will be lis...

Page 32: ...he PC configured for the Prelude network run NetConfig and click on the Load SW toolbar button 2 Navigate to the frame or control panel as described above Figure 9 and Figure 10 and select the check box s for the older device s 3 Make sure the Re Boot when Complete box is checked then click Load The software will be loaded to the device s over the network and the device s will be reset 4 When done...

Page 33: ...etwork Configuration Page with System Identifiers System Identifier for Single Systems Leave the System Identifier setting to Default for all devices of a Prelude system running on its own network System Identifier for Concerto Frames on a Shared Network On a Concerto frame web page the System Identifier controls are displayed when a system type of Prelude is selected and are hidden if Encore is s...

Page 34: ...tem s control panels Go to the Network Configuration web page for each panel and select a matching System Identifier or manually assign it the same port number Broadcast Select Broadcast select determines the communications mechanism used by the system Note All components on an individual system must use the same Broadcast Select settings System Broadcast Select on Small Systems Leave this setting...

Page 35: ...mes can be equipped with various boards permitting different types and combinations of signal routing Basic configuration consists of assigning these boards to levels defining the matrix size of each level and assigning and naming the Sources and Destinations Prelude systems that employ Concerto frames store the router configuration information on the control panels Note To control two Concerto bo...

Page 36: ... 5 If you want to control another adjacent board of the same type with the same level just drag its icon to the same level Or if you want to divide the control of a single board between two levels drag the same board icon a second time to a different level 6 Assign all the remaining boards installed in the Concerto frame to the desired levels Figure 13 Level names are entered automatically If you ...

Page 37: ... enter level configuration data manually the matrix number has to be specified correctly The rule is to use the lowest slot number of all the boards being used for that level For example if you want to use boards in slots 2 3 and 4 for a level the Matrix field should be set to 2 If you want to use only the board in slot 3 for a level the Matrix field should be set to 3 Figure 13 Concerto Levels 1 ...

Page 38: ...et and enter the name of your first Source ending the name with a number Figure 14 Figure 14 Concerto Source Name 9 You can now use the fill series feature to automatically enter ascending names for Sources Select on the field you just named then shift click a group of fields below to select all of them Figure 15 Figure 15 Concerto Source Multiple Selections ...

Page 39: ...Down Figure 16 Figure 16 Concerto Source Name Fill Series 11 The fields will be filled with ascending Source names Figure 17 Figure 17 Concerto Source Ascending Names You can use descriptive names Cam 1 VTR 1 etc and Fill Series will complete your naming scheme for the selected name fields with ascending numbers ...

Page 40: ...ded a board into two levels the connector numbers for the added level will typically start with the next higher connector on that board Figure 18 Concerto Source Connectors Filled In 13 In this example the Destination connectors will be like the Sources so you can copy and paste the fields Select all the Source connector fields for all the levels then right click and choose Copy Figure 19 Figure 1...

Page 41: ... copied above Figure 20 Figure 20 Fields Selected for Copy Global Input and Output Attributes Concerto matrices support additional configuration options Global attri butes reference signal standards are accessed from the Levels tab by clicking on the Global Matrix Attributes button Figure 21 Figure 21 Global Matrix Attributes Input and Output attributes are accessed from the Sources or Destination...

Page 42: ...ng on the Input Attributes or Output Attributes button near the top of the screen AES modules allow setting parameters for Input Attributes Figure 22 Figure 22 AES Input Attributes Digital Video modules allow setting parameters for Output Attributes Figure 23 Figure 23 Digital Video Output Attributes ...

Page 43: ...fferent groups of frames are pur chased depending on what type and how many signals are to be routed Because of this separate frame design it is not possible to combine multiple Acappella frames into one large matrix as can be done with multiple boards in a Concerto frame Configuration of Acappella frames under Prelude control is accomplished the same as a Concerto frame If more than one Acappella...

Page 44: ... click on the Load Router Config from File button select the router configuration you saved and click Load 2 Click on Send Router Config to Control Panel ensure that all the panels are connected and selected make sure the Re Boot when complete box is checked and then click OK Figure 25 The router configuration file will be sent to each panel in turn Figure 25 Control Panels Selected to Receive Rou...

Page 45: ...ifferent feature sets are described in Section 3 Configuration Reference 1 Click on the Load Router Config from File button select the router configuration you saved earlier and click Load 2 Click on the 48B Panel tab This brings up a blank panel configuration screen Figure 26 Default values will be assigned to the flags and attributes Figure 26 Blank Panel Configuration Screen ...

Page 46: ... a selection to each button using similar techniques used earlier to configure the router Sources and Destinations Select a range of Function fields and right click Figure 27 Figure 27 Set Button Function 4 Select Set Function A pane will appear listing the available functions Choose Src Select Figure 28 Figure 28 Button Function Selection Pane ...

Page 47: ... for those buttons right click and choose Set Selection Figure 29 Figure 29 Set Button Selection 6 A pane appears listing the Sources available in the currently loaded router configuration file Choose a range of Sources for the highlighted buttons Figure 30 Figure 30 Button Source Selection Pane ...

Page 48: ...d to those buttons Continue this process until all the buttons for the panel have been configured Figure 31 Additional control panel attributes and flags are available at the bottom of this screen These features are described in Section 3 Configuration Reference Figure 31 Completed Control Panel Configuration ...

Page 49: ... to name each configuration file with a descriptive name and save each one to the PC before you create the next one Attributes and Flags Exclusions Additional Attributes and Flag controls are available on the lower part of the screen These controls affect various aspects of panel operation and will vary depending on the type of panel In particular various Exclusions may be available to limit a pan...

Page 50: ...tton A selection pane listing all the available panels of that type will appear Figure 33 You can select a single panel or if a group of panels share the same functionality you can select just the ones you want using standard Windows methods Shift for adjacent items Ctrl for individual items Figure 33 Control Panels Selected to Receive Panel Configuration File Note All Acappella remote panel types...

Page 51: ...legated to that Destination Acappella Local Panel Configuration If you have multiple Acappella frames configured under Prelude control and these frames are equipped with local control panels and you wish to use these panels for multi level Takes on different Acappella frames they will need to be configured individually Local Acappella panels cannot receive configuration files Configuration of Loca...

Page 52: ...may be necessary to force a panel to a different identity This will move the device to a different hier archy location in NetConfig and make it accessible for a specific software installation Changing the identify of a panel does not change the software actually loaded on that device It only changes how that panel reports its presence to NetConfig To Change the Identity of a Control Panel 1 Run Ne...

Page 53: ...be selected Figure 34 Figure 34 Control Panel Device IDs 3 Select the desired control panel identity radio button 4 Leave the The Do Reset box empty unchecked click Save New Settings then click Discover NetConfig will discover the device with its new identity and display it in a different location in the Load Software and Device View hierarchies 5 Immediately load the correct software to the devic...

Page 54: ...ll 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 Prelu...

Page 55: ... exporting databases are available above the spreadsheet The name of the currently loaded salvo is shown on a tab at the bottom of the screen Figure 35 shows a representative salvo Figure 35 Prelude System Salvo Configuration Screen Salvo Creation Procedure The general procedure to create a salvo involves the steps below using the same spreadsheet techniques used for defining router Sources and De...

Page 56: ... with regularly numbered Sources Figure 36 Figure 36 Prelude System Salvo Configuration Screen 6 When done editing the salvo click Save and give the salvo a descriptive name maximum 8 characters 7 Repeat Step 3 through Step 6 to create all the salvos you will want to use on your system 8 Click Send Router Config to Control Panel select all the control panels make sure the Re Boot when complete box...

Page 57: ...en choose Svo Select Figure 37 Figure 37 Salvo Function Button Selection 4 Right click on the Selection cell for that button and choose the desired salvo CAUTION All defined salvos will be displayed not just salvos created by for the cur rently loaded router configuration Be sure to choose a compatible salvo 5 Repeat Step 3 and Step 4 for any other buttons you wish to use for a salvo 6 Click Send ...

Page 58: ...xclusion Set 1 Go to the Prelude UI configuration page of the panel type desired by clicking on its tab 2 Either Load an existing panel configuration file or Get a configuration from a panel 3 Click on the Salvo Exclusion button at the bottom of the screen This brings up the Salvo Exclusion Set menu Figure 38 Figure 38 Salvo Exclusion Set Menu 4 Uncheck the salvos you wish to make available for us...

Page 59: ...fic information about this feature Salvo Database Operations The database containing salvo information can be exported from and imported to the Prelude UI This allows salvo data to be exchanged between different computers Export Database Clicking on the Export button opens a dialog box allowing you to specify the file name and storage destination for the salvo database file Import Database Clickin...

Page 60: ...ter configuration Source exclusion by Destination is accomplished by creating a Rule defining which Sources that Rule inhibits assigning that Rule to a Destina tion and then sending that router configuration file to the Prelude panels If a router configuration is created and sent specifying a Source be excluded that is currently routed to a Destination that signal path will not change However once...

Page 61: ... a descriptive name for the Rule and click Yes to the dialog box Figure 40 Figure 40 Rules Screen New Rule 3 When an existing rule is chosen in the pane on the left the pane on the right lists all Sources and indicates their status A newly created Rule has all Sources Available ...

Page 62: ...you wish to exclude and then right click and choose Inhibit from the pop up list Figure 41 and Figure 42 Figure 41 Rules Screen All Sources Available Figure 42 Rules Screen Sources Inhibited You can also use the Available All and Inhibit All selections to set all the Sources to the same state ...

Page 63: ...can then be assigned to one or more Desti nations Assigning a Rule to a Destination 5 Go to the Destinations screen select Rule cells for one or more Destinations the right click and choose the Assign Rule A pop up list of available rules is displayed Figure 43 Figure 43 Destinations Screen Rule List ...

Page 64: ...nd selecting Clear or by selecting it s cell and typing the Delete button Save and Send Router Configuration File The changes you have made to this router configuration will not take effect until the file is sent to the Prelude panels 7 Save the router configuration on the PC with the Save Router Config to File button to keep as a backup You can re name the file if you wish 8 Send the router confi...

Page 65: ...e properly installed and cabled for output monitoring Concerto systems support one output monitor per matrix Refer to the Concerto Instruction Manual for specific information about hard ware installation and cabling Output monitoring is configured in Prelude by adding output monitors to Concerto Levels defining an output monitor and then configuring a control panel for output monitoring Add an Out...

Page 66: ...s screen right click on a Name cell and select Add Monitor Figure 46 Give the output monitor a name Figure 46 Destinations Screen Adding Output Monitor Destination 3 Select the Levels to be monitored by entering the number 1 into each Level cell Figure 47 Figure 47 Output Monitor Levels Defined ...

Page 67: ...Monitor Page button and select the Destination Monitor defined above and choose a default Destination Figure 48 If you want to use the control panel only for monitoring checking the Monitor Only box will prevent that panel from initiating any Takes Figure 48 Prelude XY Panel Output Monitor Configuration Note It is possible to assign an output monitor to more than one panel In this case the last mo...

Page 68: ... to a panel s NP server That external client will then be able to communicate with that server and through that panel interact with the rest of the Prelude system Client configurations can be created and saved for reuse on different panels This permits easy redundancy configuration for external clients that support this capability All Prelude system control panel models support up to four Ethernet...

Page 69: ...Prelude system NP Server Configuration Window Clicking the NP Server Configuration button for a panel opens a configuration status window This window has four or five data columns which shows the client configuration associated with each server Figure 49 Figure 49 NP Server Configuration Window The data in this window is not editable Right or double clicking on a Client Name field displays a list ...

Page 70: ...on Window When New is selected a window will open with editable fields for that client Figure 51 Figure 51 Individual Client Configuration Window Selecting Load displays a list of previously defined client files one of which can be selected and loaded for use by that server If the client field was already named you can right or double click on the field and Edit the existing client configuration d...

Page 71: ...dual Take commands NOT Salvos issued by a client will go through even if the Destination is Pro tected locked by some other device This flag should be turned ON only if absolutely necessary When ON the Protects issued by a client are retained even after the client disconnects If the Destinations pro tected by this client need to be unprotected either the client has to reconnect and issue unprotect...

Page 72: ...vers clicking on the Save button on the Server configuration window saves those settings for the panel The Cancel button exits the window without making any changes to the assignments The panel configuration will need to be sent to the panel before any assigned clients will have access to that panel It is also possible to Remove a client configuration from a server which clears that information fr...

Page 73: ...shown in Table 6 save the UCP panel configuration and then send that configuration to the UCP panel On the Kayak system select and configure the serial port connected to the Prelude UCP control panel choose control type rcl_ select area 1 Prelude supports only one area and configure the Kayak Aux buses and inputs to operate with the desired Prelude router Destinations Refer to the separate Kayak I...

Page 74: ...74 Prelude Instruction Manual Section 2 Installation and Initial Setup ...

Page 75: ...to use from within the Prelude control system There is little need to use the web pages directly but they are available should you remove the Prelude PC from the network and do not have the Prelude UI available Refer to the separate Concerto Instruction Manual for specific information about these web pages Stand alone Acappella systems running without the Prelude control system employ a series of ...

Page 76: ...lags The lower portion of the Control Panel configuration page contains several Control Panel parameters which are based on Encore functionality Grayed out attributes and flags are not available for use with this panel type Backlight Brightness Specifies the backlight brightness of the panel buttons within a range from 0 to 9 Zero is darkest 9 is brightest ...

Page 77: ...ax value is extremely slow Default Dst Dst Page Selects the default Destination selected after a panel reset Default Tally Level When several Levels are available for this configuration this field is used to choose which Level will display Tally Level Exclusions Opens a configuration window Figure 54 allowing the selection of levels to exclude from control by that panel At least one level must rem...

Page 78: ...l servers for the control panel Figure 56 Figure 56 NP Server Configuration Window The NP Server Configuration window displays a column of information for each of the available servers The data in this window is not editable Right or double clicking on a Client Name field for one of the servers displays a menu of commands Load New Edit Delete Remove used for configuration Selecting a function will...

Page 79: ...bles Destination changes from the control panel Flashing LED Indication The Protect button will flash when the panel is the owner of an applied Lock Protect The Level Select buttons will flash if the Source connected on the assigned Level is different than the Tally Level a breakaway Owned Locks and Protects tallies will flash Force Unlock Unprotect Allows the control panel to forcibly remove a Lo...

Page 80: ...erride a Lock or Protect placed by other panels Protect Allows the control panel to assert exclusive control of Destinations Another panel will not be able to change the Source for that Destination unless that other panel has Override or Force capabilities The Protect Hard Lock and Soft lock flags are mutually exclusive Locks and Protects are applied to all configured levels Soft Lock Allows the c...

Page 81: ...figuration page contains several Control Panel parameters which are based on Encore functionality Grayed out attributes and flags are not available for use with this panel type The parameters available are identical to those for the 48B panel described starting on page 76 except for the following Display Brightness Controls the illumination level of the alphanumeric display Range is 0 9 ...

Page 82: ...anel configuration page contains several Control Panel parameters which are based on Encore functionality Grayed out attributes and flags are not available for use with this panel type The parameters available are identical to those for the 48B panel described starting on page 76 except for the following Display Brightness Controls the illumination level of the alphanumeric display Range is 0 9 ...

Page 83: ...ypad setting under the same or a different name The Prelude system creates default keypad sets when it is launched for the first time Alt Keypad Click this field to open create and or save an alternate keypad set for this configuration The alternate keypad set is available when you press the Shift key assigned to one of the configurable keys of a panel Dst Pages Pages control what set of items wil...

Page 84: ...t Panel Right click on a Load cell to insert a new row delete a row or load a pre viously saved page Click on a Dst Page cell to name that individual page Right click on a Destination page cell to enter the desired Destination using the same procedures used to define Destinations and Sources Svo Pages Salvo pages control what set of salvos will be shown at the same time on the multiple displays of...

Page 85: ...or reuse Alpha Sort RCE Names When enabled gives the control panel the ability to scroll through a pre sorted alphanumeric Source and Destination name set Dst Mode Time in Checking the Dst Mode Time In box in the middle column activates the data field of the same name on the left This data field can be used to set the length of time in seconds from 1 to 1200 of no button activity before the panel ...

Page 86: ...his parameter affects control panels operating in Source mode only When enabled the Source connected to a Destination will automatically become the preset Source after that Destination takes to a new Source This allows for a quick undo by pressing the Take button again Src Mode Time in Checking the Src Mode Time In box in the right column activates the data field of the same name on the left This ...

Page 87: ...on of the Control Panel configuration page contains several Control Panel parameters which are based on Encore functionality Grayed out attributes and flags are not available for use with this panel type The parameters available are identical to those for the PMB panel described starting on page 82 except the XY panel does not have Dst Pages or Salvo Pages ...

Page 88: ...cappella Panel Button Attributes and Flags Acappella Remote Panel Types If your Prelude system has different types of Acappella remote panels 8x1 16x16 etc they will all appear on the Send Panel Config to Control Panel list You should select only panel s that match the configuration type you have created before you send the configuration to the panel s An Acappella remote panel will operate with a...

Page 89: ...rol Panel parameters which are based on Encore functionality Grayed out attributes and flags are not available for use with this panel type The parameters available are identical to those for the 48B panel described starting on page 76 except Acappella remote panels do not have Joystick Override Universal Control Panel ENC UCP Figure 64 ENC UCP Panel Button Attributes and Flags ...

Page 90: ...tical to those for the XY panel described starting on page 87 except the buttons are relocated into the half rack form factor and the NP Server feature supports serial communications NP Server Configuration Opens a window allowing configuration of Native Protocol servers for the control panel The UCP panel supports one serial server in addition to four Ethernet servers Figure 65 The data in this w...

Page 91: ... them for use with Prelude systems Figure 66 KMD Panel Button Attributes and Flags KMD Panel Attributes and Flags The lower portion of the Control Panel configuration page contains several Control Panel parameters which are based on Encore functionality Grayed out attributes and flags are not available for use with this panel type The parameters available are identical to those for the BPS panel d...

Page 92: ...panels converts them for use with Prelude systems Figure 67 KSD Panel Button Attributes and Flags KSD Panel Attributes and Flags The lower portion of the Control Panel configuration page contains several Control Panel parameters which are based on Encore functionality Grayed out attributes and flags are not available for use with this panel type The parameters available are identical to those for ...

Page 93: ...ls is an optional application that runs on a PC The Soft Panels application must first connect before it can be detected by NetConfig Once NetConfig sees the Soft Panel it must be sent a router con figuration so it knows what Levels Sources and Destinations exist Each individual Soft Panel instance version of hardware control panel must also receive a panel configuration which specifies the capabi...

Page 94: ...94 Prelude Instruction Manual Section 3 Configuration Reference ...

Page 95: ...nfiguration parameters E Positive response setting d Query client name No parameter refresh PR Protect QC Query Combined Destination Status QD Qd Query Destination Status QE Query Error Definition QI Qi Query Destination Status on a Specific Level by Index QJ Qj Query Destination Status by Index Response Type 1 QN Query Names S Source names D Destination names L Level names V Salvo names T Tie Lin...

Page 96: ...96 Prelude Instruction Manual Appendix Native Protocol ...

Page 97: ...7 Auto Level Latching parameter 79 Auto Tally parameter 79 B Backlight Brightness parameter 76 Backlight parameter 79 backup router config file 30 backward compatibility 30 BPS Attributes and Flags 81 salvo configuration 57 Broadcast 34 Broadcast Select 34 button 48B Panel 45 Clear Views and Re discover 26 Discover 26 IP View 26 Load SW 26 Options 26 Save Panel Config to File 49 Set IP 26 Button B...

Page 98: ...dresses 22 duplicate IP addresses 27 switch specifications 21 exclusion set destination 85 salvo 58 85 exclusion sets 49 export salvo database 59 F FAQ database 4 Flashing LED Indication parameter 79 Force Unlock Unprotect parameter 79 frequently asked questions 4 G Global Attributes 41 reference 41 global salvos 54 Grass Valley web site 4 H Hard Lock applies to all levels 14 Hard Lock parameter 7...

Page 99: ...anual 9 network configuration default IP addresses 22 of PC 22 PC requirements 21 NP Client parameter settings 71 remove configuration 72 NP Client configuration window 70 NP Client Server configuration 68 NP Server 68 configuration window 78 save settings 72 serial 73 NP Server configuration window 69 UCP 90 O online documentation 4 Options button 26 Output Attributes 41 output monitor 65 adding ...

Page 100: ... Manual 9 Rule assign to Destination 63 clearing from Destination 64 creating 60 Rules 60 Rules screen 60 S salvo availability on panel 54 background information 54 configuration screen 54 creation 55 database 59 database export 59 database file 54 database import 59 exclusion set 58 global use 54 maximum number of 54 maximum size of 54 panel configuration 57 relation to router config 54 salvo con...

Page 101: ...Acappella 20 with Concerto 19 system identifier 33 Concerto on shared network 33 control panels on shared network 34 single system 33 system operation test 51 T test system operation 51 U UCP panel Attributes and Flags 89 upgrade paths 14 Use Broadcast 34 Use Multicast 34 V Visual Status Display Instruction Manual 9 W web page control panel 29 for Acappella stand alone operation 75 for Concerto co...

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