Accessing Other Patchbays; Presets - Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Operator's Manual

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Accessing Other PatchBays

To access other PatchBay units, stab on the 'name' box. A pop-up will appear, listing
those patchbays currently available (see opposite). Stab on the name or ID number of
another unit, and the pop-up will clear to reveal that PatchBay's display.
Entries in the pop-up's Local column toggle between a tick or a cross. Subject to the
setting of the Show All/Show Local box at the foot of the pop-up, the list may either
show all PatchBays on the network or only those local to this J Series Computer.
The basic information on this pop-up will be set on installation, and should not
require altering unless more PatchBays are added to the system. The PatchBay ID
number is automatically entered on installation. If you wish to change the name of any
PatchBay, stab on Lock to select Edit mode. Now by stabbing in the Name column,
any PatchBay may be given a (meaningful) name via a QWERTY pop-up.
Entries for PatchBays which are no longer on the network, or erroneous entries, may
be deleted by selecting Delete, followed by a stab on the appropriate entry in the
Serial column.

Presets

By selecting Presets, the area above the crosspoint display will switch and scroll down
automatically to show five columns of 60 numbered boxes (see opposite). These are
used to set up preset routing assignments for use with the front panel's macro key
function.
Once again, these assignments will normally be set up on installation, and the
associated macro control button on the front panel may have been engraved with the
name of the key's function. Alternatively, current macro key functions may be
ascertained from the macro Define menu Name pop-up.
The small yellow box in each case shows the preset number. This box may also be used
to activate the preset. The second larger box, which is used to enter the routing
assignment information, may show "Block XX", unless a preset name has been entered
(see below). Up to eight crosspoint assignments may be controlled by each preset.
Stabbing on one of these 'Block' boxes produces a pop-up which allows assignments
to be made for the eight Inputs/Outputs represented by the vertical axis of the
crosspoint display. The pop-up will show any existing assignments on the specified
PatchBay for that preset and these should not be altered unless you have a clear
understanding of the consequences.
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