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EXCALIBUR
AD Keyboard
Select "AD Keyboard" from the menu bar to bring up a
keyboard dialog box, illustrated on page 2-5. This on-screen
keyboard has similar functions to an American Dynamics
AD2078 keyboard, and is used to control a Matrix Switching
System the same as the AD2078 keyboard. Refer to the
appropriate Switching System Programming manual for
detailed keyboard programming instructions.
When Excalibur is started, the AD keyboard is disabled and
cannot be called up by the operator. To enable the keyboard,
select the Operator Preferences menu, page 2-6, and set the
"Enable AD Keyboard" option.
Note: When the Excalibur program is exited and restarted, the
keyboard is disabled and must be enabled again.
The operator must have Supervisor privilege to enable the AD
keyboard and to use the following keyboard buttons:
Monitor Prog button.
Preset Set, F1, and F2 buttons.
Monitor
At the top left of the AD keyboard dialog box are Monitor
buttons for calling a monitor to the keyboard, arming the
monitor, and programming a Monitor Tour. Refer to the
appropriate Switching System Programming manual for the
applicability and use of these buttons.
Arm/Off - Arms and disarms monitor for alarm displays.
Prog - Used in programming a Monitor Tour.
Mon - Calls a specified monitor to control of this keyboard.
Camera
At the right of the Monitor group are Camera buttons for
calling a camera and running Tours and Salvos on the monitor.
Refer to the appropriate Switching System Programming
manual for the applicability and use of these buttons.
Next/Last - Steps through the current tour.
BPas - Removes a camera from the current tour.
Ack - Acknowledges alarms displayed on the monitor.
Run/Hold - Initiates or stops the running sequence of the
current tour.
Salvo - Calls a specified System Salvo.
Camera - Calls a specified camera to the called monitor.
Enter
The Enter keypad, to the right of the Monitor and Camera
groups, enters numeric data for all keyboard functions, such as
the monitor number, camera number, or System Salvo number.
As each number is selected, the digit is displayed in the Enter
window. The Clear button clears the Enter window.
Most switching system video control functions are accessed
from the keyboard by first "Calling" one of the monitors to the
control of the keyboard and then "Calling" a camera to that
monitor.
For example:
To Call a Monitor to the Excalibur "AD keyboard":
1. Enter the monitor number via the Enter keypad.
2. Select the "Mon" button in the Monitor section .
The Monitor number is then displayed in the Monitor window.
To Call a Camera to that monitor:
1. Enter the camera number via the Enter keypad.
2. Select the "Camera" button in the Camera section.
The Camera number is displayed in the Camera window, and
this camera is switched to display on the called monitor.
Auxiliary
The Auxiliary On and Off buttons at the top right of the dialog
box control latching or momentary auxiliary relays at the
called camera Receiver. Refer to the appropriate Receiver
installation manual and setup options for the applicable
auxiliary functions available at each camera site.
Lens
The Lens control buttons below the Auxiliary buttons control
the Iris (Close or Open), Focus (Near or Far), and Zoom
(Wide or Tele) of a motorized lens on the called camera.
Select a function and hold with the left mouse button until the
lens is changed as desired, as viewed on the monitor.
Switcher Select
At the bottom left of the dialog box is a switcher selection
group to identify the Matrix Switcher being controlled by the
keyboard. The names shown in this list are defined in the Port
setup function (Excalibur System Setup program). If no name
has been defined, the Switcher number is displayed. Only one
switcher can be selected at a time for control by the keyboard.
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