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Appendix C — External Interfaces
Router Source Keypad Selection
The Router Source data pad at the top of the right pane provides access to
router sources by name. Touching this data pad opens an alphanumeric
keypad, into which you can enter the name of the desired router source.The
Router Source list will then scroll to and select that router source, changing
that source’s output signal. If an exact match is not found for the name
entered, no change will occur.
Protection
The Protection area in the lower right corner of the switcher Source pane
provides protection controls. These controls are used to send commands to
the external router to protect or un-protect the router destination associated
with the selected switcher source. The button for the current setting of the
selected switcher source will be highlighted. The following protections are
available:
•
None
– Source can be changed at any time by any control panel (green),
•
Protect
– Source cannot be changed by another control panel, but may be
changed from the Zodiak system (yellow),
•
On Air
– The source cannot be changed by another control panel when it
is on-air, but may be changed manually from the Zodiak system. The
source will also not be changed by an R-MEM recall (red).
Note
External router system panels can place protections on router destinations.
The first panel placing a protection controls that destination. The Zodiak
system will not be able to change router sources feeding router destinations
protected from another panel, and vice versa.
R-MEM
Introduction
R-MEM stands for router memory. With R-MEM you can use the Zodiak
system to store groups of external router source selections for use later. One
or all switcher sources can be selected for control, and the router source
selections for all the selected switcher sources can be recalled and enacted
quickly.
R-MEM operation is similar to E-MEM, in that information is learned into
a register for later recall. Each R-MEM register holds a router source name
for one or more switcher sources. R-MEM allows selectively enabling
router destinations for control, and has Auto Recall, both similar to
E-MEMs selection of enable groups.
