Glossary - GRASS VALLEY JUPITER L - V2.1.0 Instruction Manual

Glossary

Note: terms set in
within this glossary.
10/100BaseT
configuration that uses twisted
ETHERNET
pair wiring (typically Cat 5 UTP un-shielded
twisted pair cable with RJ45 8-pin connec-
tors) to transmit data up to 100 Mbps.
A
AES
Audio Engineering Society. Internet address:
http://www.aes.org.
AES3-1992
AES Recommended Practice for Digital Au-
dio Engineering -- Serial transmission format
for two-channel linearly represented digital
audio data.
AES11
AES Recommended Practice for digital au-
dio engineering -- Synchronization of digital
audio equipment in studio operations.
AFV
Audio-Follow-Video. Normal operation of a
distribution switcher where selection of a
video Source automatically selects audio
from that Source. Example: selection of VTR1
video automatically selects VTR1 Audio 1
and VTR1 Audio 2 as well.
Alta
Project name for Maestro Master Control
Switcher.
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are defined
SMALL CAPS
audio modes
In Jupiter systems, special stereo switching
modes, For example, left-only, right-only,
mix, and reverse.
B
breakaway
Independent operation of a switcher level.
Contrasts with normal AFV operation. Ex-
ample: selecting video from VTR1 but audio
from Announce Booth 2. A "breakaway"
typically refers to an operation performed
dynamically, using control panel buttons.
Compare to .
SPLIT
bus
In matrix routers, a channel leading to an
output or Destination. Example: "controls 20
buses" means being able to select Sources for
20 Destinations.
button-per-input/output control panel
Buttons are dedicated to a particular Source
or Destination. As opposed to
control.
NUMBER
C
category/number selection method
Operator first picks category (example:
VTR); then unit within category.
chop
Rapid, back-and-forth switching between
two inputs.
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