Assigning A Level Button; Selecting Breakaways And Levels - Ross Ultricore RCP-ME User Manual

Assigning a Level Button

A level button enables you to select one router level per button for a switch. While a breakaway is similar,
breakaways can contain more than one router level.
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Multiple level buttons can be assigned on a panel.
To assign a level to a button
1. Open the RCP-ME Panel Config interface (see "To open the RCP-ME Panel Config interface" on page 22).
2. On the simulated RCP-ME, click the button that you want to use for the level.
The Button configuration box opens.
3. In the Button list, select Level.
4. In the Value list, select the router level that you want to assign to this button.
5. Close the Button configuration box.
The simulated RCP-ME in DashBoard shows the selected level on the button. For example, Level 2.
6. Send the current configuration file to the device (see "To send the current configuration to a panel" on
page 74).

Selecting Breakaways and Levels

Breakaways are made up of one or more levels that are defined as a level mask and then assigned to a button. You
can assign multiple breakaway buttons to an RCP-ME. You can select only one breakaway for a switch.
One level may be assigned to a button. You can assign multiple level buttons to an RCP-ME. You can select
multiple level buttons prior to a switch.
To select a breakaway or level
1. Press the corresponding button.
• The button illuminates. If you have selected a custom breakaway and separate level buttons are assigned to
the RCP-ME, the level buttons corresponding to the levels in the breakaway also illuminate.
• When a breakaway is selected, the status of the routing switcher shown on the LCD is the status of the
lowest router level in the breakaway.
• If a breakaway warning is indicated on the LCD, it shows the routing switcher status in the current
breakaway when compared to the router levels defined in the breakaway in the configuration.
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You cannot change the configured level mask in a breakaway by pressing a level button. However, the currently
active level mask can be added to by pressing a level button.
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A breakaway warning is caused by:
› No response from the routing switcher system on one or more router levels.
› A difference in status of any level in the currently selected breakaway when compared with the first level in
the breakaway.
To de-select a breakaway
• Select another custom breakaway, the default breakaway, or a level button.
To de-select a level
• Press the level button again.
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