Zodiak Installation and Service Manual
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Router Interface
Router Interface
Introduction
The Zodiak system can interface with an external routing system. A routing
system connects a router source (router input) to a router destination (router
output). Changing the router source sends a different signal to the destina-
tion (called a take). A router destination can in turn be connected to a
Zodiak input and be configured as a routed Zodiak source (called switcher
source in this discussion and in the Zodiak menus). The router acts as a pre-
selector for the switcher source, and so increases the number of inputs
available to a button on a Zodiak system bus (
).
Figure 170. Router Source, Router Destination, and Routed Zodiak Source
Router signal switching is non-deterministic, as compared to source selec-
tions performed on a production switcher. For this reason, it is better to
choose the desired router source in advance, then switch it on-air using
switcher controls, rather than select a different router source while it is on-
air.
An external router can be configured into levels, to allow the switching of
multiple signals simultaneously. For example, video signals can be orga-
nized on one level, and key signals on another. By specifying both levels
when giving a router take command, both the video and key signals of a
source will be routed to their destinations.
Note
Zodiak system router take commands are only applied to all router levels.The
external routing system’s destinations must be configured with all router
levels selected.
Router
Inputs
Router
Outputs
Router
Source
Router
Destination
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External Router
Zodiak
Inputs
Routed
Zodiak
Source
Zodiak System
