Grass Valley PDR v.2.1 - Manual (Page 90)

Chapter 3 Using VdrPanel
74 Profile Family
Selecting a Communications Port
To select a communications port for a controller:
1. Click in a panel to select it.
NOTE: Other than Panel control, the Comm Port dialog box
appears automatically the first time you select each type of controller.
2. Choose Controller | Comm Port to open the Controller Setup dialog box. An
example of this dialog box is shown in Figure 46.
Figure 46. Comm Port dialog box
NOTE: Ports P1 through P8 are available on the RS-422 breakout
panel. COM1 and COM2 are available on the unit’s back panel (RS-
232 DB-9 connectors). Any P ports used by VdrPanel should have the
DIP switches set to Device. Refer to your Profile unit’s installation
manual for details.
3. Select the communications port and click OK .