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Default Configuration
Every panel leaves the factory with a default configuration. This default configuration is viewed by opening the
editor tab for the device in DashBoard.
Loading Default Configuration
Best practice is to save the default configuration to an *.cbd file after opening the Connection Editor and Panel
Configuration editor in DashBoard for the first time. If you have made changes to the configuration but want to
return to the default configuration, you can send the saved default configuration file to the device (see “
Sending a
Configuration File to a Device ” on page 4–33). You can also load the factory defaults (see “ Loading Factory
Defaults Using DashBoard ” on page 4–32).
Router Levels
Routers are set up using levels (or layers) to enable individual or concurrent switching over many different signal
formats. Levels are an element of the control system used to identify certain routers (or parts thereof). Often
individual layer assignments are given to different signal types (e.g. SDI would be one layer, analog audio would be
a second layer etc.).
The RCP-QE sends switch requests to the routing switcher, or to an Ultrix router or an Ultricore Central Controller
(if one is present in the system). Each routing switcher is assigned a default level from the factory (or number of
levels if it has been partitioned). These level assignments can be changed through the Panel Configuration editor tab
in DashBoard.
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When the RCP-QE is connected to an Ultrix router or Ultricore Central Controller, the level names will be
overwritten with data from the Ultrix or Ultricore.
Breakaways
Breakaways are groups of levels. Traditionally the default breakaway is the all levels (or TIED). The default
RCP-QE TIED breakaway is the first eight levels (this may be edited). The first eight router levels are switched
together when requested from the RCP-QE. If your routing switcher system does not use all of the router levels, you
should remove the unused levels from the default breakaway. For more information on breakaways see “
Setting Up
Breakaways ” on page 4–12.
Table 4.1 Default NK Series Router Levels
Router Level Name
1 Multi-definition 3G/HD/SD SDI
digital video
2 SD SDI digital video
3 AES/EBU digital audio 1
4 AES/EBU digital audio 2
5 Analog video
6 Analog audio (left)
7 Analog audio (right)
8 Machine control