Grass Valley NV9000-SE v.3.0 - Manual (Page 198)

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9. Devices
Updating Devices
How to Add a Physical Connection
1 Launch NV9000-SE. (See Launching and Exiting the Application on page 12.)
2 From the Navigation area, select the ‘Views’ pane and then ‘PhysConns’. The ‘PhysConns’
table appears:
Figure 9-16. PhysConns Table
3 Click
Add
. A blank row is added to the list of physical connections.
4 In the blank row, enter information in each column. Asterisks denote required fields:
5 Click Save . An ‘ID’ number automatically appears for the newly added physical connection.
Or
To revert to previously saved configuration, click
Revert to Saved
.
6 Click
X
on the window title tab to close the table.
Column Description
Description Enter an optional description of the connectors.
Device From the drop-down list, select the type of device for which the physical connections
are being added. For information on adding a device not currently listed, see
Adding a
Device on page 159.
Virtual Level From the drop-down list, select the virtual level being associated with the physical
connections. The virtual level corresponds to the type of signal the connection carries.
For information on adding a virtual level not currently listed, see Creating a Level Set
on page 114.
Port Number Enter a unique port number for the connection. The number must be number (no letters
or symbols) and limited to 8 characters.
Port Type From the drop-down list, select if the port is an ‘Output Port’, ‘Input Port’ or
‘Bidirectional Port’ (i.e., both input and output).