Settings Relating To System Configuration; Selecting The Operation Mode; Specifying The Switcher Controlled By The Control Panel; Specifying The Dme To Connect To The Switcher - Sony MVS-8000X User Manual

Settings Relating to
System Configuration
Note
After changing settings, always press [Execute] to save the
new values.
If you want to cancel the setting changes without saving
them, press [Clear].

Selecting the Operation Mode

In the <Operation Mode> group of the Engineering Setup
>System >System Config menu (7312), select one of the
following.
Single Proc mode: The control panel controls a single
switcher and DMEs.
Dual Simul mode: The control panel controls two
switchers and DMEs simultaneously. This allows
operation to continue on one switcher if the other switcher
cannot communicate due to device failure or other cause.
Note
When the signal format is 1080P, Dual Simul mode cannot
be selected.
Selecting the target system to set for Dual
Simul mode
In Dual Simul mode, the target system must be selected in
order to configure the two switchers and connected DMEs.
In the <Setup Target> group of the Engineering Setup
>System >System Config menu (7312), select [System1]
or [System2]. You can also select both systems and
configure them simultaneously.
Specifying the Switcher Controlled
by the Control Panel
1
In the Engineering Setup >System >System Config
menu (7312), press [Panel Assign].
The Panel Assign menu (7312.1) appears.
2
Specify the switcher to control from the selected
control panel.
If there is only one switcher on the network: In the
<1st Switcher> group, select [SWR1] or [SWR2].
In the <2nd Switcher> group, disable both
[SWR1] and [SWR2].
If there are two switchers on the same network: In
the <1st Switcher> group and <2nd Switcher>
group, select the switchers to operate.
When the operation mode is set to [Dual Simul],
the status of the switcher set in the <1st Switcher>
group appears on the control panel.
3
To set the selected control panel as the tally control
master panel, press [Tally Master], turning it on.
If there are multiple panels and switchers, the control
panel on which [Tally Master] is enabled performs
tally control for the whole system.
Notes
• When there are multiple control panels, make sure
that one of them has [Tally Master] enabled. If the
master panel is changed, be sure to copy and save the
setup tally (TLY) and router (RTR) data in the File
menu, and make the same settings on another panel.
• If the master panel tally data is loaded into a panel
with a different unit ID, then [Tally Master] is
disabled.
To select the lighting mode of the switcher bus
selection buttons on the remote panel
When switching buses with the MKS-8080/8082 AUX
Bus Remote Panel or other remote panel connected via
S-Bus data link, you can select the lighting mode of the
bus selection buttons.
In the <S-Bus Remote Sw'er Status> group of the
Engineering Setup >System >System Config >Panel
Assign menu (7312.1), select one of the following.
Mode1: Buttons whose selection is inhibited do not
light even when pressed. For other buttons, the
response time between pressing a button and the
button turning on is longer than [Mode2].
Mode2: The response time between pressing a button
and the button turning on is short. However,
buttons whose selection is inhibited may turn on
momentarily when pressed.
Notes
• Make sure that [Tally Master] is enabled.
• When simple connection is used between the center
control panel and remote panel (see page 531), this
setting is disabled.
Specifying the DME to Connect to
the Switcher
1
In the Engineering Setup >System >System Config
menu (7312), press [Switcher Assign].
The Switcher Assign menu (7312.2) appears.
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