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38 • Breakaways and Levels RCP-ME User Guide (v4.0)
Assigning a Level Button
A level button enables you to select one router level per button for a switch. While a breakaway is similar,
breakaways can contain more than one router level.
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Multiple level buttons can be assigned on a panel.
To assign a level 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 level.
The Button configuration box opens.
3. In the Button list, select Level .
4. In the Value list, select the router level that you want to assign to this button.
5. Close the Button configuration box.
The simulated RCP-ME in DashBoard shows the selected level on the button. For example, Level 2 .
6. Send the current configuration file to the device (see “ To send the current configuration to a panel ” on
page 74).
Selecting Breakaways and Levels
Breakaways are made up of one or more levels that are defined as a level mask and then assigned to a button. You
can assign multiple breakaway buttons to an RCP-ME. You can select only one breakaway for a switch.
One level may be assigned to a button. You can assign multiple level buttons to an RCP-ME. You can select
multiple level buttons prior to a switch.
To select a breakaway or level
1. Press the corresponding button.
• The button illuminates. If you have selected a custom breakaway and separate level buttons are assigned to
the RCP-ME, the level buttons corresponding to the levels in the breakaway also illuminate.
• When a breakaway is selected, the status of the routing switcher shown on the LCD is the status of the
lowest router level in the breakaway.
• If a breakaway warning is indicated on the LCD, it shows the routing switcher status in the current
breakaway when compared to the router levels defined in the breakaway in the configuration.
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You cannot change the configured level mask in a breakaway by pressing a level button. However, the currently
active level mask can be added to by pressing a level button.
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A breakaway warning is caused by:
› No response from the routing switcher system on one or more router levels.
› A difference in status of any level in the currently selected breakaway when compared with the first level in
the breakaway.
To de-select a breakaway
• Select another custom breakaway, the default breakaway, or a level button.
To de-select a level
• Press the level button again.