Monitor Follow Operation - GRASS VALLEY MAESTRO 1.5 - RELEASE NOTES Release Note

Version 1.500

Monitor Follow Operation

Off-Air Return
Network Programming
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In multi-processor (multi-channel) systems, the control room monitors can
now switch automatically to the channel being controlled by the control
panel. In the example shown in
Maestro channels from a single hardware control panel. During monitor
follow operation, the monitor outputs of the channel being controlled are
automatically switched to the control room monitors.
Figure 1. Monitor Follow Operation
1 stereo pair
Video
and
audio
router
Video (PGM, PST, Clean Feed) and
audio (Mon Out) signals for each channel
Channels 1-4 Channels 5-8
Although this example shows a control room equipped with stereo moni-
tors, more speakers can be added (e.g., to allow Dolby 5.1 monitoring).
Figure 1, the operator is controlling eight
D-to-A
converter
Off-Air RTN Off-Air RTN Network Network Clean Feed Clean Feed
5 video
Maestro Control Panel
PST PST PGM PGM
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