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To remove the protection from a destination:
1. Press the button for the protected destination.
2. Press PROT Loc .
The status of the key changes to PROT Off and the protection indicator is removed from the destination key.
Clearing Protects Held by an RCP-QE
A protect that is held by an RCP-QE prevents the crosspoint being changed by another user. A protect can be sent to
the routing switcher from any connected remote control panel. Protects can be applied at any time and are indicated
by the protection indicator at the bottom right of the destination key.
To clear one protect from an RCP-QE:
1. Press the destination button that has the protection applied.
The protection indicator is shown at the bottom right of the destination button.
Figure 5.2 Protection Indicator for Destination Button
2.
Press PROT Loc .
To clear all of the protects from an RCP-QE:
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 Clear Protect(s) check box.
4. Send the current configuration to the device (see “ Sending a Configuration File to a Device ” on page 4–33).
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Protects may be held by other remote control panels. Each remote control panel attached to a routing switcher
has to have its protects cleared separately.
Toggling Between Two Sources
If a chop button has been assigned to the RCP-QE, you can use this button to toggle between two sources.
To toggle between two sources:
1. Press the button for the destination on which you want to receive the sources.
2. Press the button for the first source that you want to receive.
3. Press the TAKE button, if assigned.
4. Press the button for the second source that you want to receive.
5. Press the TAKE button, if assigned.
6. Do one of the following:
• Press CHOP once to toggle slowly between the two sources (toggle cadence is 1700 ms). The status of the
button changes to CHOP Slow and the two source buttons illuminate alternately.
• Press CHOP twice to toggle rapidly between the two sources (toggle cadence is 400 ms). The status of the
button changes to CHOP Fast and the two source buttons illuminate alternately.