Launching A Panel - Tannoy QFLEX User Manual

If PodWare becomes unable to communicate with a device for some reason whilst on-line (such as a break in the
network cable), the corresponding icon for it in the Devices node of the Tree will appear in red, indicating that control and
monitoring on that device is invalid. Most devices will allow themselves to be 'rediscovered' automatically if such a cable
break is repaired.

8.6 LAUNCHING A PANEL

Once the application is On-Line, and there are one or more devices in the Devices node of the tree, a panel may be
launched for a given device in one of the following ways:
• By double-clicking on the appropriate Devices node of the Tree
• By dragging a Devices node to the Layout area of the main window
By dragging a Devices node to the Panels node of the Tree
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By right-clicking on the Devices node and selecting Launch Panel from the context menu (see Device Context Menu)
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By selecting Launch All Panels, either from the Toolbar (see Toolbar), or from the Network menu (See Menus)
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After a few seconds, the panel (or more usually, the reduced-size Monicon – see Monicons) will appear in the Layout part
of the main window. At the same time, an icon for the device will appear in the Panels node of the Tree.
Once the panel appears, the application will take a few seconds while it copies the settings in the device to the control
panel, as indicated by the progress bar at the bottom-right of the main window. (See Parameter Synchronisation)
This is now a fully functional real-time control panel for the connected device. A Monicon may be enlarged to a full-size
control panel by using navigation buttons. (See Navigation).
Several control panels may be launched onto the Layout, so that the user can monitor the operation of several devices
simultaneously. As each panel is added, another icon is added to the Layout node of the Tree, indicating the presence of
another panel in the Layout.
The Panel menu has features for arranging the panels into regular neat patterns if required (see Menus).
To locate a panel for a particular device, just double-click on its icon in the Panels node of the Tree. This will bring the
associated panel to the front, and highlight it (bring it into focus). (See Navigation).
A panel may be removed from the Layout by clicking on the 'X' in the top-right corner of the panel. This action will also
remove the device icon from the Panels node of the Tree. The panel may be launched back onto the Layout by double-
clicking on the Devices icon in the Tree.