Ross Synergy 2 SD, Installation Manual

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7–16 • Basic Communications Setup Synergy Series Installation Guide (v18)
• Use the
Value
knob to select either
None
or
Init
as the start message for the tally
interface.
14. Assign an At Black action to the tally interface as follows:
Communications — Extra Options (At Black) Menu
• Use the
Com Port
knob to select the tally interface you are setting the At Black
action for.
• Use the
Option
knob to select
At Black
.
• Use the
Value
knob to select the At Black action for the tally interface as follows:
~
All Off
— Select this option to have the switcher report that nothing is on-air
when the switcher as at black.
~ Active On — Select this option to have the switcher not report anything
different when the switcher is at black.
15. Press HOME to display the Installation Change Confirmation Screen .
16. Accept or reject the changes you have made as follows:
• Press Confirm to accept the changes.
• Press
Cancel
to exit the menus safely, without making any changes. The system
returns to the previously stored settings.
This completes the procedures for setup of the Contribution Serial Tally Protocol option. If you
require further information on the various options and their associated values, contact Ross Video
Technical Support at the number listed in the front of this guide.
Look Ahead Serial Tallies Protocol Setup
The Look Ahead Serial Tallies (L.A.S.T.) protocol enables you to inform external devices of a key
crosspoint change before the crosspoint change is performed on any bus of the Synergy switcher.
When a key source changes, the L.A.S.T. protocol informs the device while delaying the key
crosspoint change for the duration you set in the
Communications Menus . Once set up, the L.A.S.T.
protocol will continually transmit the information about every Synergy switcher bus on all available
MLEs. Refer to Appendix B, “
Diagnostics ” for information on monitoring TX/RX functions.
Use the following procedure to configure the L.A.S.T. protocol:
1. Navigate to the Communications Menu 1-2 as follows:
• Press HOME B MORE B Setup B Installation B Communications .