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36 • Operation MC1-PANEL-16 User Guide (v4.0)
There are two methods for re-establishing communications: using Auto Discovery, and manually adding the frame
using its IP address. This section briefly outlines how to use both methods.
To use auto discovery
• Perform one of the following:
› Use the Auto Discovery feature in DashBoard to quickly refresh communications and the list of devices listed
in the Tree View . This is the preferred method especially if you suspect that more than communication was
lost to more than one MC1-MK card.
› From the Tree View, click . This enables DashBoard to query the network and automatically add any new
frames to the Tree View.
For More Information on...
• configuring the auto discovery feature to always detect new devices, refer to the DashBoard User Manual .
To manually add an openGear frame
Manually add the frame(s) with the MC1-MK cards to the Tree View. You will need the IP address of each frame.
Refer to the
DashBoard User Guide for more details.
1. Select File > New > TCP/IP openGear Frame .
2. Expand the openGear node.
3. Select
TCP/IP openGear Frame
to display the New TCP openGear Frame Connection dialog box.
4. In the text fields provided, enter the IP Address of the openGear frame you wish to add,
5. Select
Detect Frame Information
. Once DashBoard detects the information, the Automatically Track
Updates to Frame Information box is selected so that any changes are automatically updated in DashBoard.
6. Select
Finish
.
7. Verify that the frame now displays in the Tree View.
Selecting a Master Control Channel
A single MC1-PANEL-16 is able to control multiple Master Control channels (MC1-MK cards). When you assign a
card to a Channel Select button, you have the ability to switch between different channels by selecting the
corresponding buttons on the chassis. When a new channel is selected, the MC1-PANEL-16 state (including the
crosspoints and mnemonics) is updated.
When you select a channel button:
• The Active Channel On Air Control interface represents the selected channel (MC1-MK card) assigned to that
channel. A message displays in the upper right corner of the interface, indicating that this the active (on air)
channel.
• The MC1-PANEL-16 communicates with the MC1-MK cards over ethernet.
To select a Master Control channel
1. Ensure that you have assigned MC1-MK cards to the required channel buttons as outlined in the section
“ Assigning an MC1-MK Card to a Channel Button ” on page 30.
2. Press one of the
Channel Select
buttons located on the top left corner of the MC1-PANEL-16 chassis.
• The Channel Select button on the MC1-PANEL-16 chassis is now lit and flashing.
• The display on the MC1-PANEL-16 chassis reports the channel name and IP address of the openGear frame
the selected MC1-MK card is installed in.
• Your DashBoard client displays the On Air Control interface for that channel.
• The state of the MC1-PANEL-16 now matches the state of the selected MC1-MK card.