Grass Valley NVISION Compact CQX - Manual (Page 40)

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5. Configuring Router Levels
Overview
Signal Types
The Compact Router Series routers can switch one or more signal types.
AES signals and machine control signals are unique from video signals. If you are unfamiliar with
the various signal types, please review
Signals on page 65.
How to Create or Update a Level
All level information can be updated except for router names and signal types. These are automati-
cally generated. For every level you define, the ‘Signal Type’ column displays the signal for that
level. See
Overview on page 25., Signal Types.
1 From the left-hand navigation area, expand the ‘CR Series Network Setup’ pane and click
‘Configure Router Levels’.
2 On the ‘Configure Router Levels’ page, in the ‘Setup Crosspoint Ranges for Levels’ section
locate the row listing the level being updated and make changes as described in the following
steps.
Or
To add a new level:
a Click Add Level . The ‘Select a Router’ dialog box appears.
Figure 5-2. Select a Router Dialog Box
b Click the arrow to the right of the field and from the drop-down list select a router and then
click OK . A row is added to the ‘Setup Crosspoint Ranges for Levels’ section unless you
have already defined 8 levels.
3 On the same row, click in the ‘Level Number’ or ‘Level Name’ cell to activate the field and
enter new values, if desired. Level numbers are limited to 1 to 250 and must be unique. Level
names are limited to 16 characters.
4 Define the physical start and endpoints for the level. These are the actual I/O connections on the
router:
a In the row, in the ‘Physical Input Start’ column, enter the starting input number.
b In the same row, in the ‘Physical Input End’ column, enter the ending input number.
AV
AA
AES
SD
HD
3Gig
PR Analog Video or Timecode
Analog Audio or Timecode
Synchronous AES Mono
SD Digital Video
HD or SD Digital Video
3Gig, HD, or SD Digital Video
Machine Control Reverse
Important CQX Routers are not designed to use levels. For proper functioning, do not
configure levels in a CQX router.