Miranda NV9642, User Manual

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5. Operation
Operating Concepts
Source/Destination
A source/destination button selects both a source and a destination and optionally performs an
immediate take. The take is an all-level take.
A configuration option governs source/destination buttons. When the option is enabled, source/des-
tination buttons perform an immediate take, without requiring the operator to press a take button.
When the option is disabled, the button merely selects the source and destination (on all levels).
The operator must then press the take button.
By default, the button shows the source name and the destination name, but the configurer may
assign other text to the button.
Source is Master
During data level (i.e., machine control) takes, this button makes the source device the master. Oth-
erwise, the destination is the master.
The button is a toggle that reverses the direction of data routing. For example, if the destination is
the master and the source is the slave, pressing a ‘Source is Master’ button reverses their roles.
Pressing the button again reverts the roles.
The ‘Source is Master’ button is used to initiate “broadcast” control routes. See
Broadcast Routes
on page 58.
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Pressing the ‘Source is Master’ button turns off the ‘Broadcast’ button and vice versa.
The default button text is “Source Master” but the button can have any legend.
Take
In X-Y mode, a take button routes the preset source device(s) on selected levels to the selected des-
tination device.
In MD mode, a take button switches the preset source device(s) to the selected destination device(s)
on all levels.
The default button text is “Take” but the button can have any legend.
Undefined
An undefined button cannot be used and appears dark (unlit) on the panel. The term “undefined
button” has meaning primarily to the configurer and not the operator.
X-Y Display
The ‘X-Y Display’ button displays status — in either X-Y mode or MD mode. It also displays other
messages in other circumstances, as required. Pressing this button has no effect.
Prior to a take, the status includes the selected destination and
current source. After a take, the sta-
tus includes current source and current destination. The ‘X-Y Display’ button turns low-tally red if
that destination is locked (by anyone) or protected (by another user).
If there is no destination selected, this button says so.
The button appears in whatever color the system assigns it
— typically amber or dark red.
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Prior to a take, the preset source name is displayed on any selection buttons present on the
panel. After a take, the selection buttons continue to display the source name, which is now the
current source name.