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36 • Breakaways and Levels RCP-ME User Guide (v4.0)
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 “ To send the current configuration to a panel ” on
page 74).
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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-ME
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• assigning breakaways to buttons, see “ To assign a breakaway to a button ” on page 36.
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-ME and then make the switch. The RCP-ME
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-ME to reset to the default breakaway
immediately after a custom breakaway is used during a switch, then you should set the RCP-ME to reset the
breakaway.
To automatically enable the resetting of the breakaway to the default breakaway after a switch
1. Open the RCP-ME Panel Config interface (see “ To open the RCP-ME Panel Config interface ” on page 22).
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 “ To send the current configuration to a panel ” on
page 74).
Assigning a Breakaway Button
When you make a switch, you need to select the level(s) that you are switching using a breakaway. The breakaways
should be set up before they are assigned to a button.
To assign a breakaway to a button
1. Open the RCP-ME Panel Config interface (see “ To open the RCP-ME Panel Config interface ” on page 22).
2. On the simulated RCP-ME, click the button that you want to use for the breakaway.
The Button configuration box opens.
3. In the Button list, select Breakaway .
4. In the Value list, select the breakaway that you want to assign to this button.