Studer Vista 5 M3, Operating Instructions Manual

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Vista 5 M3 Digital Mixing System
4-152 GC Operation
Document generated: 28.08.13 SW V4.9
Surveyor Page: The Surveyor page may be opened from the SysAdmin menu or by clicking
on the Surveyor button. The main window contains all the major system
elements displayed as a directory tree. The status icon at the start of each
directory indicates the general status of its contents. These icons utilize the
same indication system as the Surveyor button (see above).
If all elements display the OK icon (green square), the system will operate
normally. If any of the directories display the Error icon, it can be opened to
determine which of its contents has a problem. Since some system elements
have many subsystems, several nested subdirectories might be contained
within the main directories. As with the typical Windows directory system,
directories that contain subdirectories have a ‘+’ symbol on the left of the
status icons. To open these directories either click on the ‘+’ symbol or double-
click the directory name or status icon. It might be necessary to open several
directories to find the specific element that is having a problem.
Surveyor Tools:
The Surveyor features several tools to enhance its operation. These are avail-
able as buttons on the Surveyor page:
• Refresh : Real-time updates of system element icons are not provided when
the Surveyor page is open. If a fault is corrected during troubleshooting,
the system must be re-interrogated before the Surveyor page will display
the result. Clicking the Refresh button will survey the entire system and
display the current the status of all elements.
• View Log File : This tool allows the Vista log files to be viewed from within
the Surveyor.
• Save Log File : This button saves the current Vista log file.
•
Enable All
: It is possible to tell the Surveyor to ignore some problems by
right-clicking on one of the red symbols. This will make the main symbol
in the task bar remain green, even if there is an error reported in some sub-
area. ‘Enable All’ clears these exceptions and makes the Surveyor work as
usual. Inactivated sub-areas are always re-activated upon system startup
for safety reasons.
• OK : Clicking this button will close the Surveyor page.
Surveyor Information: When it is initially opened, the Surveyor displays some information without
the need to open any directories or subdirectories:
•
Computer Name
: This field displays the name of the PC that is being used
to control the Vista system;
• Vista System : This is the main directory in the Surveyor, which contains
all of the other system element subdirectories. It’s name displays the Vista
software Application Release number (version) and the Build number.
This directory will always be open to show the primary system element
subdirectories (and their status) when the Surveyor is opened;
• VMC Session Config : This item displays the currently loaded Session
Configuration file in a directory name format, such as:
C:\D950SY STEM\
VMC
directory
name\VMC name.vmc
.
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Tip Other current system files (such as monitor files) may be found in the Sur-
veyor, but will be nested within subdirectories.