Grass Valley MRC v.1.2 - Manual (Page 70)

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Configuring Routers
Redundant Crosspoint Page
turns on, the button labeled 1 turns bright, and the ‘Standby’ button turns dim. The remaining
button turns off.
The same holds true for the card in slot 2.
You can place the redundant card in standby mode by pressing its ‘Standby’ button.
You can do the same kind of switching — possibly remotely — using the redundant card image
in the ‘Redundant Crosspoint’ page. These three figures show the different states of the redun-
dant crosspoint buttons:
NV8144 Switchover
The NV8144 has 2 crosspoint card slots. As viewed from the front of the router, slot 1 is on the
left and slot 2 is on the right:
The same crosspoint card is used in each slot. One of the cards is active and the other is standby.
If the card in slot 1 fails or you want to remove it from the frame, press the button on the other
crosspoint card. Immediately, the other card takes over for the card in slot 1. If the card in slot 1 is
Redundant card standby;
both normal cards active.
Redundant card active and
substituting for card 1 Redundant card active and
substituting for card 3