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8.
Clear the remaining level masks from unused breakaways in the Breakaways table.
9.
In the Configuration section, use the Breakaway Warning Mode list to select the breakaway with which you
want to compare the status of the router levels in the current breakaway.
10.
Send the current configuration file to the device (see “ Sending a Configuration File to a Device ” on
page 4–33).
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If you change the level pattern in DashBoard, a breakaway button must be pressed on the panel for the new level
assignment to take effect.
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If you click and drag across the level mask, you can rapidly select or de-select router levels.
The breakaway defined in the first row of the Breakaway table is the default breakaway.
You can combine more than one router level in the same breakaway. Give the breakaway a meaningful name that
covers the router levels that you want to use. Limit the name to 8 characters.
A breakaway warning is caused when there is no response from the routing switcher system on one or more
router levels, or a difference in status of any level in the currently selected breakaway when compared with the
first level in the breakaway
The default breakaway and any custom breakaways can now be assigned to buttons on the RCP-QE
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• sending the current configuration file to the device, see “ Sending a Configuration File to a Device ” on
page 4–33.
• assigning breakaways to buttons, see “ Assigning a Breakaway Button ” on page 4–20.
Automatically Resetting a Custom Breakaway to the Default Breakaway After a Switch
The default breakaway is defined in the first row of the Breakaways table in the Breakaways section. Typically,
this breakaway is tied and it switches all router levels together. If you want only certain router levels to switch as
defined in a custom breakaway, select that breakaway on the RCP-QE and then make the switch. The RCP-QE
continues to use that breakaway (as indicated by the button being illuminated) for all further switches until another
custom breakaway or the default breakaway is selected. If you want the RCP-QE to reset to the default breakaway
immediately after a custom breakaway is used during a switch, then you should set the RCP-QE to reset the
breakaway.
To automatically enable the resetting of the breakaway to the default breakaway after a switch:
1.
Open the RCP-QE Panel Configuration editor (see “ Opening the RCP-QE Panel Configuration Editor ” on
page 4–4).
2.
Select the Configuration tab.
3.
In the Configuration section, select the Breakaway Reset check box.
4.
Send the current configuration file to the device (see “ Sending a Configuration File to a Device ” on
page 4–33).
Setting Up Menus
Menus can be used to group together certain functionality within the RCP-QE. You can store up to 250 menu pages
in the RCP-QE. You can also define the fallback mode. This is what happens after an activity has been performed in
a particular menu. Each menu page provides a new set of 17 buttons that you can assign with new functions.
For example, if you set up a menu containing all the breakaways, another menu containing all the destinations, and
another menu containing all the sources, you can set up the menus so that once you have selected a breakaway, the
menu containing all the destinations is shown so that you can select a particular destination device. Following this,
the menu containing all the sources is shown so that you can select a particular source device.
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By default, the first menu is defined as Menu 0 , not Menu 1 .