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5. Operation
Operating Concepts
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Broadcast
A broadcast button applies to a data (or machine control) level only. The button assigns one con-
trolling device (the master) to multiple controlled devices (the slaves). The function is useful in
dubbing applications. See
on page 37 for more information.
S
Pressing the ‘Broadcast’ button turns off the ‘Source is Master’ button and vice versa.
Although this button is available in single-destination mode (with or without breakaway) it is
incompatible with the mode.
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Chop
When a “chop” function is supported by a router, the button is a toggle that enables and disables
“chop.” Chop is a rapid switching of the current destination device between the one source and
another source.
The chop function is used to test system timing and would
not
be used during normal operation.
The use of the chop function varies according to the operating mode. See
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Default State
The ‘Default State’ button returns the panel to its most recent power-up state. That is called the
default state
. (It does not cause any changes to the routers, control system, or its signals.)
X
Destination
The button selects a destination. The destination name appears in the ‘Destination’ display. The
destination is the target of an upcoming take, which will route a source to that destination.
S, B, X
Destination Lock
This button is a toggle that sets or clears a
lock
on the current destination. The lock can be removed
at the panel that originally set the lock, at a panel that has the same user ID, or by a forced release at
any panel.
Unless your panel is configured for forced release, you cannot unlock or unprotect a destination
locked or protected by someone else. The display will show “NotOwner” briefly.
You cannot take a source to a locked destination. The display will read “Locked” and show the
user’s name.
Locks and protects apply to the default destination in single-destination mode, with or without
breakaway. They apply to the currently selected destination in limited X-Y mode. They are not
available in multi-destination mode.
When you lock a destination, the ‘Destination Lock’ button goes high-tally amber. If you have a
‘Destination Protect’ button, it will also go high-tally amber.
S
Locks apply to selected levels in single-destination mode with breakaway.
S
The NV9602 provides no explicit indication, during operation, whether a destination is locked
or unlocked.
