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Contents

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13About This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Documentation Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Additional Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Section 1 Encore System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Controlled Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Encore System Controller Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Encore System Control Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Distributed Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Encore Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Sharer Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Configuration PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Sharer PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Routing Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Matrix Crosspoints and Levels Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Sources and Destinations Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Multi-Level Switching Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

All Level Take. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Breakaway Take. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Tie-Line Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Section 2 Encore Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

System Functional Layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Client/Server Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26System Communications During Normal Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Distributed Configuration and Status Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Automatic Detection of Database Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Database Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Encore Software Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Local Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Remote Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Control Panel Server Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Router Control Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Tie-Line Manager Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33System Manager Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33


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Section 3 Encore OUI Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Common Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Encore Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Icons and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Message Window (with options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Message Window (without options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Selecting Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Basic Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Logging onto the OUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Loading an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Loading a Local Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Loading a Remote Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Requesting an Application from Another User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Dropping an Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45OUI Station Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Ancillary Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Shortcut Key Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Logging off the OUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Changing the Size of Your Encore OUI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Section 4 Initial Encore System Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

PC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Initial Setup Using Default Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

What The Encore Default Database Does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Create Default Encore Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Default IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Network Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Install Encore Software (including NetConfig) on PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Verify System Components with NetConfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58About NetConfig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Launch NetConfig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Confirm Component Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Duplicate IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Specify System Controller Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Slot 1 (Left) SCB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Slot 2 (Right) SCB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Initialize the Encore System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Test Initial System Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Confirm Master/Mirror Sync Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Manual Initial System Setup (Without Default Database). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Create Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Load Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73System Controller Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Initialize the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Logging On Using Special Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Registering Your Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Adding Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Adding Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Adding Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84


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Full System Configuration Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Redundancy Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

SCB Reference Count Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Redundancy Requirements and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Multiple Area Encore Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Network Communications Between Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Route Table (Multi-Area Systems Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Hardware Installation for a New Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Software Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Use the OUI and System Manager to Add an Area:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Assigning a User to an Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Assigning Engines and Applications to an Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Assigning Applications for New SCBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Assigning an SCB to an Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Assigning a Router Controller to an Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Configuring Control Panels in Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Changing Area Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Section 5 Router Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Encore Router Control Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Router Configuration Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Physical Matrix Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Logical Matrix Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Sources and Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Router Configuration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Backup OMN Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Router Controller Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100System Configure Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Creating a New Router Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Level Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Configuring a Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Channels Screen Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Configuring a Communication Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Physical Matrix Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Crosspoint Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Crosspoint Group Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

(Matrix) Controller Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Configuring Concerto Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Segment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Configuring a Physical Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Logical Matrix Configuration Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Logical Matrix Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Configuring a Logical Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Virtual Crosspoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Source Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Configuring a Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133


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Destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Destination Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Configuring a Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Rules Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Router Controller Configuration Save and Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Saving Router Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Loading Router Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Sample Router Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Two Levels in One Blocked Crosspoint Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Two Levels in Two Crosspoint Groups (Multi-Dropped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Two Levels in Two Crosspoint Groups (Separate I/O) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Two Levels in One Interleaved Crosspoint Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Two Elements in One Blocked Crosspoint Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Two Elements in Two Crosspoint Groups (Multi-Dropped) . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Two Elements in Two Crosspoint Groups (Separate I/O) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152RGB and Key as Two Levels in One Crosspoint Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153RGB and Key as One Level in One Crosspoint Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Four Elements in Two Crosspoint Group (Blocked) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Four Elements and Two Crosspoint Group (Interleaved) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Four Levels and Two Crosspoint Group (Blocked) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Four Levels and Two Crosspoint Groups (Interleaved) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161RGB and Key as Two Levels and Two Crosspoint Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Multiple Levels and Shared Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Multiple Matrix Controllers and Shared Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Configuration Export and Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Exporting a Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Importing a Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Route Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Making a Take. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Router Status Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Names Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Changing a Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Naming Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Seven or Eight Character Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Spaces in Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Upper Case Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Panel and Template Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176RCL Client Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Avoid Special Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Options Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Database Validation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Database Validity Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Invalid Router Database Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Invalid Router Database Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180No Matrix Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180No Matrix Status Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Selecting No Matrix Status Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Output Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181To Configure and Use Destination Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Native Protocol Matrix Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188NP Matrix Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Redundancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196


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Protect and Unprotect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Monitor Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Section 6 Control Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Control Panel Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Control Panel Defaults (Factory and Facility) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Factory Default Templates and Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200RCL Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Control Panel Server Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Panel Server Configuration Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Panel Server Redundancy and IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Reasons for Loss of Redundancy Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204Panel Server Configuration Save and Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Saving Panel Server Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Loading Panel Server Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Filing Mode Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206No Router Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Quick Control Panel Server Salvo Startup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Panel Server Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Panel Configuration Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Menu Bar Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Hiding the Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Control Panel Screen Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Panel Configuration Screen Example (Encore XY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Panel Button Function Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Panel Template Management Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214KeyPad Set Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Keypad Set Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217Configuration Attributes and Flags Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Configuring Encore Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Rapid Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Destination Exclusion Set Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Destination Exclusion Set Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Exclusion, Page, and Keypad Set Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Salvo Button Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230Control Panel Self Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230Control Panel Grouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Panel Grouping Configuration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Panel Group Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232BPS + 48B Grouping Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232XY + 48B Grouping Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23448B + 48B + 48B Panel Group Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Control Panels and Areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Configuring Control Panels to Access All Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Configuring Control Panels for Specific Area(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Joystick Override Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239Available Panel Configuration Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Encore Model Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240BPS (Button Per Source) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240PMB (Paging MultiBus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241XY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24148B (48 Button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242


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UCP (Encore Universal Control). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242CLNT (Encore Universal Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

JEP-100 Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Routing Control System Mode Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244JEP-100 Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245Copy Panel Template Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Display Level Tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Kalypso Model Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251KMD (Kalypso Multi Destination) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251KSD (Kalypso Single Destination) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

SMS Model Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252UCP (SMS Universal Control) Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252EDP (8 Destination Paging) Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252P48 (48 Button) Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253MB8 (Multibus 8) Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254P32 (32 Button) Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254MCO and COS Custom Panels and RIB Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Under Monitor Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255RCL Server Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

RCL Server Screen Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Saving and Loading RCL Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Tie-Lines and New Router Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261Serial Port Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262Interfacing with the RCL Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262RCL Client Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Section 7 Tie-Line Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Tie-Line Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263Tie-Line Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264The Tie-Line Manager Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

How Tie-Line Manager Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Tie-Line Properties and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Mismatched Tie-Line Workarounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Tie-Line Manager System Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Tie-Line Manager Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Tie-Line Manager Screen Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Main Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267System Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Route Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Tie Config Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Src Blocks Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Source Restrictions Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274Rooms Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Tie Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278Tie-Lines Status Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Configuring Tie-Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280Tie-Line Manager Application Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280Create Tie-Lines in the Router Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280Configuring a New Tie-Line With Tie-Line Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Tie-Line Manager Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283


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Section 8 Additional OUI Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285Local Router Panel (LRP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Local Router Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Local Router Panel Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Destination/Source Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Destination/Source Navigation Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Under Monitor Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Using the Basic Local Router Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Opening the Local Router Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Selecting a Destination and Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Finding Destinations and Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Breakaways (and Interlevels) Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Remote Control of the LRP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Exiting the Local Router Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290LRP Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Source Aliases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

LRP Config Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Accessing Config Mode Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Setting up LRP Destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Global Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Activating LRP Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292To Preview a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292Parking a Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292Setting up Salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293Interlevel Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Local Machine Control Panel (LMCP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298Opening the LMCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299Clip Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Creating a New Clip on a Video Disk Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299Creating a New Clip on a VTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299Loading a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299Modifying and Saving Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Device Selection and Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Setting Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Automatic Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Time Base Correction Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302Using the Device Control Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Transport Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Cue Points Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Using the Cueing Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Ancillary Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306Options Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306Dubbing Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Clip Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309About Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309The LMCP Screen with Clip Assistant Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310Clip Assistant Device Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312Clip Assistant Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313


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Acquiring Media By Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320Exiting the Local Machine Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Memory of the LMCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321Remote Control of the LMCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321LMPC Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Filer-Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323Opening Filer-Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324Multi-Domain Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324File-Maintenance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Filtering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324Automatic Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325Filter and Tag-Cats Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325Logic Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Save Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330Load Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331Filer-Fax Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Pager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Overview of OmniPager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333Opening OmniPager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Sending a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334Receiving a Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335Replying To a Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335FilerFax Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337


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Preface

About This Manual

This Encore Configuration Manual is designed for facility engineers who areinvolved in Encore system installation, configuration, and servicing.

Documentation Set

The basic Encore documentation set consists of: Installation and Service Manual,

Configuration Manual,

Control Panels Operation Manual, and

Release Notes.

The Installation and Service Manualcontains information about installingEncore system hardware, maintaining Encore system components, andconfiguring network communications used by the system.

The Configuration Manualcontains detailed information about configuringan Encore system to meet the needs of your facility. Background informa-tion about Encore system design is included, and a description of theEncore Operator User Interface (OUI); which is used to configure, test, andoperate the system; is also provided.

The Control Panels Operation Manualprovides operating information for thecontrol panels used with the Encore Control System.

The Release Notescontain information about new features and systemenhancements for a specific software version. Software installation proce-dures are also provided. Always review the Release Notes for your currentsystem software before you begin working with your Encore system.


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Additional DocumentationDocumentation for various Encore system options is also available:

Encore Soft Panels Instruction Manual, and

Encore Salvo Editor Instruction Manual.

The NetConfig utility program is used to configure your Encore networkand install software:

NetConfig Instruction Manual

Software engineering documentation, intended for third-party developersand in-house software engineers, is also available:

Routing Products Protocols Manual.


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Section1Encore System Overview

Note This same Overview section is included in several Encore manuals. If you arefamiliar with this material you can skip to the next section.

Introduction

The Encore system is an open, scalable platform for full router and facilitycontrol. Featuring tight integration with Grass Valley router matrices,third-party routers, automation systems, and other equipment, the Encoresystem can consolidate media assets under a single, unified control system.

Figure 1. Encore Facility Control System

Encore SystemController(s)

EncoreSerial Controller

VTRs

Profile VDRs

Acts AsGatewayBetweenEN 1 and

EN 2

Encore OperatorWorkstation(s)

Notification viaPager, E-mail

or Phone

Trinix Digital VideoRouting Matrix

Apex Digital Aud ioRouting Matrix

Acappel laRemote Panels

AcappellaRouting Matrices

Encore EthernetControl Panels

PMB

48BEDP

P32

UCP

MB8

P48

XY

BPS

Series 7000Routing Matrices

SMS 7000Control System

ConcertoMulti-Format

Routing Matrix

7500 WB Digital VideoRouting Matrix

7500 NB Digital AudioRouting Matrix

NetCentralSNMP Manager

Distributed Applications:

Serial Interface Options:

System Manager Router Control Panel Servers Tie-Line Manager

Encore EngineeringWorkstation

Windows GUI Applications:

Windows GUI Applications:

Configuration Local Router Panel Local Machine Control Panel Router Status

Local Router Panel

Local Machine Control Panel

Automation

ES Switch/Jupiter 3rd Party Matrix/Tally Horizon Matrix

RS-422

CrosspointBus

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Encore Controller withRS-422 Serial Option

75C

oax

Series 7000Control Panels

EN 1 Ethernet (Facility LAN) EN 2 Ethernet (Panel/Matrix LAN)

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The Encore system modular design lets broadcasters and other high-quality content creators select just the level of control they need. At its mostbasic, the Encore system can configure and control the crosspoints of asingle routing matrix, but it can be expanded to control multiple matrices.

Controlled HardwareEncore can control a wide range of Grass Valley routers including Trinix,Apex, Concerto, Acappella, 7500 WB, and 7500 NB using Ethernet. Legacy7000 Series and Horizon routers can be serially controlled. In addition,Encore can control the popular Grass Valley Venus routers with a serialinterface to a VM-3000 protocol translator. A wide range of third partyrouters can also be controlled through a number of supported serial inter-faces. Users can also add tally and machine control via Ethernet or serialinterfaces.

Encore System Controller FrameThe two rack-unit Encore System Controller Frame supports up to twoSystem Controller Board (SCB) modules and two power supply modulesfor redundancy. A standard Encore System Controller Frame is equippedwith one SCB and one power supply. All modules are front removable andhot pluggable. Cooling is built into the frame so no external cooling unitsare required.

Figure 2. Encore System Controller Frame

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The System Controller Frame has two slots for SCBs and two slots forPower Supply modules, located behind the front cover/air filter. Statusindicator LEDs and a reset button are located on each SCB (Figure 3).

Figure 3. System Controller and Power Supply Modules

Cabling and power connectors are located on the rear of the System Con-troller Frame (Figure 4).

Figure 4. System Controller Frame Rear View

Multiple Encore System Controller Frames can be used to support large

systems and to increase throughput by dividing tasks among the control-lers. SCBs in the same frame can be configured to control different hard-ware or to operate redundantly. An SCB in one frame can even operateredundantly with an SCB in a different frame.

PowerSupply Modules

Reset Buttons

System ControllerModules8053_

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Slot 2

Slot 1

Slot 2

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GPIIN

GPIOUT J5J6J7

GSC 4 GSC 3 GSC 2 GSC 1 REF OUT SYNC 2 SYNC 1

CONSOLECONSOLE

J1J2J3J4

J16

J35

J51

COM1

COM2

J52J53

EN1

EN2

J54

J36J37J38J39SIO 45678 3 2 1

J40J41J42J43J44J45J46J47J48J49J50

J17J18 J15J26J27J28J32J33

GPIIN

GPIOUT J12J13J14

GSC 4 GSC 3 GSC 2 GSC 1 REF OUT SYNC 2 SYNC 1

J8J9J10J11

J23J24J25 J22J34USBPS1

PS2

COL LNKLNK COL COL LNKLNK COL

J55

+

J56

COM1

COM2

J57J58

EN1

EN2

J59

SIO 45678 3 2 1

30-60V130W; 3.7A

Serial In/OutConnectors(8)

Com 1Console Port

EN1Ethernet Port

EN2Ethernet Port

SCB Slot 2 Connectors

DCPower

GPI In/OutConnectors(2)

GSC BNCs(8) SyncBNCs(4)

Com 2Port

SCB Slot 1 Connectors

GPI In/OutConnectors(2)

GSC BNCs(8) SyncBNCs(4)

Serial In/OutConnectors(8)

Com 1Console Port

EN1Ethernet Port

EN2Ethernet PortAC

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Control PanelsA wide variety of hardware control panels are available that can workacross the room or across the country via IP LAN/WAN connections. ManyGrass Valley legacy hardware control panels can also be used with optionalserial interfaces. Optional PC control panel software is also available that

emulates many of these hardware panels.

The control panel operator views and selects Sources and Destinations byname and does not need to be concerned with the actual physical cablingor numbers of inputs and outputs.

Two representative Encore control panels are illustrated below.

Figure 5. Encore Paging Multi Bus (PMB) Control Panel

Figure 6. Encore Button Per Source (BPS) Control Panel

An Acappella control panel and an SMS7000 control panel, both originallydeveloped for other routing systems but able to be configured to work withEncore, are illustrated below.

Figure 7. Acappella 16x16 Remote Panel

Figure 8. SMS7000 P48 Control Panel

Status 1

De sti nat ion 1

Preset

L eve l

Status 2

De s ti nat ion 2

Status 3

De s ti nat ion 3

Status 4

De sti nat ion 4

Status 5

De sti nat ion 5

Status 6

De s ti nat ion 6

Status 7

De s ti nat ion 7

Status 8

De sti nat ion 8

Destest

IDD

Levelevel Srcrc

DestestPageage

LevelevelPageage

SrcrcPageage

SalvoalvoPageage

Chophop

CEE

Clearlear

ShifthiftA

Prevrev Nextext

Protrot

Holdold

Takeake

Loadoad

Protrot

Holdold

Takeake

Loadoad

Protrot

Holdold

Takeake

Loadoad

Protrot

Holdold

Takeake

Loadoad

Protrot

Holdold

Takeake

Loadoad

Protrot

Holdold

Takeake

Loadoad

Protrot

Holdold

Takeake

Loadoad

Protrot

Holdold

Takeake

Loadoad

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Protrot

Lvl 1vl

Chophop

Lvl 2vl 2 Lvl 3vl 3 Lvl 5vl 5

Nextext

Lvl 6vl 6Lvl 4vl 4

Prevrev

All Lvlsll Lvls

Configonfig

Tallyally

IDD

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Valley

PROT CHOPID

TALLYLEVEL

ALLLVLS

LVL1

LVL2

LVL3

LVL4

LVL6

LVL5

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Encore System Control Fundamentals

Distributed Control System

The Encore system uses a distributed control networked architecture.

Various Encore software components are installed on different hardwarelocations to perform different tasks. This design provides extraordinarysystem power and flexibility. Configuration files are downloaded over thenetwork to target devices, permitting rapid configuration changes whilethe Encore system remains operational. User-specific system-wide accessprivileges can also be established to restrict system control as appropriate.

Encore Database

Information vital to Encore system operation resides in a collection of datafiles, collectively called the Encore database. These files model the routingmatrix hardware being controlled, name input Sources and output Destina-

tions, determine matrix Levels, and specify the operational capabilities ofthe control panels. The Encore database is created when the system is com-missioned and is typically maintained by facility engineering staff. TheEncore database resides on the same PC as the Sharer.

Sharer Application

The Sharer application automatically downloads configuration informa-tion to Encore system components when they are power up or reboot. TheSharer application runs on a PC, and must be running when the Encoresystem is configured. The Sharer does not need to be running to sustaincontrol panel operation. However, we recommend the Sharer application

run at all times, as this makes it easier to resume configuration procedures.

CAUTION An Encore system can have only one Sharer application running on thenetwork at any time. This is important to remember during software installa-tion, or if a notebook PC with the Sharer is moved to different locations.

Configuration PC

An Encore system is configured using a standard PC installed with theappropriate Encore software. Once configured, Encore control panels willbe able to switch crosspoints on routing matrices even if the configurationPC is turned off or disconnected from the network. Typically the configu-ration PC also has the Encore Sharer application installed, but this applica-tion can reside on any PC on the network.

Sharer PC

The Sharer PC is the PC on which the Sharer is installed. Typically the con-figuration PC and Sharer PC are the same, but separate PCs can be used.


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Routing Basics

Terminology

Area- An Area is a defined group of Sources and Destinations. Takes arerestricted to connecting Sources and Destinations within the same Area(unless Tie-Lines are used). Defining multiple Areas makes it possible toassign the same easily identifiable Source and Destination names (likeVTR_1, VTR_2) for use by different devices at different locations in thefacility.

Breakaway- A Take operation that switches a Source on at least one Levelthat is different from the Sources selected on the other Levels.

Channel- The communication path used to control the crosspoint group bythe Router Control Engine over a selected protocol such as Serial or

Ethernet paths.Chop- A variation of a Take command that alternately connects each of twodifferent Sources to a single Destination (flip-flopping) at a designatedswitching rate (the chop rate).

Crosspoint- An electronic switch that allows a signal to pass from an inputto an output when the switch is closed.

Destination- The location to which Source signals are routed. A Destinationmay include one or more outputs across multiple Levels.

Exclusion Set- User-determined set of items excluded from control by a par-

ticular control panel. Exclusion sets can be created for Areas, Destinations,Levels, or Salvos. An exclusion set may be shared by more than one panel.

Flag- A parameter that can be set in a control panel template to control howa panel operates.

Level- A grouping of signals of a particular type, such as digital video,audio right, audio left, Red, Green, or Blue, etc. This grouping becomes anindependently controllable stratum of signals within a routing system.

Matrix- A configuration of potentially intersecting inputs and outputs. Inrouting switchers, a matrix is signal switching hardware configured suchthat any input may be switched to any output.

Preset- Selecting an item (for example a Source or Destination) in prepara-tion for an action.

Protect- A control function that prevents control panels or devices fromchanging the current Source selection for the specified Destination.

Salvo- A named, system-wide preset which, when executed, can changecrosspoints on multiple Destinations at the same time.


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Source- An input signal or collection of input signals generally associatedwith a particular device (like a VTR or DDR). A Source may contain signalsfrom multiple Levels.

Take- The direct, immediate switching of a different Source to a Destination.The Take occurs during the vertical interval for a clean transition.

Template- A set of parameters that can be applied to a control panels con-figuration. The same template can be applied to multiple panels.

Tally- A status acknowledgment returned to a control panel or terminal thatan operation has been executed. Typically this will light up a button, but aTally may report text (for example a Source name).

Tie-Line- A system tie-line is a physical connection used to give a Destina-tion connected to the output of one matrix access to Sources connected tothe input of another matrix. A signal which passes through two or morematrices; more specifically the path (consisting of one or more Tie Wires)which links a Destination of one matrix to a Source of another matrix. Alocal tie-line is a special type that has Sources and Destinations in the samematrix, usually sending the signal out of the matrix for external processing.

Matrix Crosspoints and Levels DescriptionEach router matrix can be broken down into a number of switchingmatrices. A single switching matrix controls the switching (or routing) of aparticular type of electrical signal (e.g. digital video, analog video, audio,data, etc.). These different signal formats are referred to as Levels. When aconnection is made, a path is formed between a unique Source (logical

grouping of physical inputs) and a unique Destination (logical grouping ofphysical outputs). The physical connection is accomplished using cros-spoint circuitry. Figure 9illustrates how a single switching matrix operates.

Figure 9. A Single Switching Matrix

Outputs

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0

1

2

3

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Any of the 10 inputs (numbered 0 to 9) can be routed to any of the 10outputs (numbered 0 to 9). One input can also be routed to more than oneoutput. All the possible routes are represented by the intersections of thehorizontal and vertical lines in the illustration. The points where the linesmeet (crosspoints) can be thought of as switches that allow the inputs to beconnected to the outputs. In this example, three crosspoints are on (as indi-

cated by the Xsymbols), and the following routes are made:

Input 2 is routed to Output 1 and Output 4.

Input 7 is routed to Output 6.

Sources and Destinations DescriptionSources consist of input signals to the router, and Destinations are outputsignals from the router. An individual Source or Destination may containmore than one signal. For example, a Source may consist of a video and akey signal; be separate Red, Green, and Blue video signals; or have a videosignal and several associated audio signals. Each signal type is considereda Level. In general, a Source and Destination need to be configured withsame number and type of Levels in order for Takes connecting them to besuccessful.

Multi-Level Switching Description

All Level Take

An all Level Take switches the same input number on all Levels, to the con-trolled Destination, as shown in Figure 10.

Figure 10. Traditional All Level Take

Video Source A (VSA)

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A Breakaway Take is performed by selecting a Source different from theothers (on at least one Level) to the controlled Destination. Breakawaysallow a Destination to use different Sources (Figure 11).

Figure 11. Breakaway Take

Tie-Line DescriptionTie-lines can be used to link different matrices, allowing Sources in onematrix to be routed to Destinations in another matrix. Each tie-line has aSource Name and a Destination Name that defines the signal path. A tie-

line Source is actually a Destination of the first matrix, and the tie-line Des-tination is a Source of the second matrix. Routes that employ more than onetie-line are called multi-hop tie-lines (Figure 12).

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Section2Encore Fundamentals

Overview

The distributed control architecture of the Encore Control system offersgreat flexibility and power. A basic understanding of this control architec-ture is beneficial for those responsible for installation and configuration.

System Functional LayersOne way to approach the Encore Control system is to think of it as a seriesof layers. The Encore database is the core layer. Each layer above the data-base interacts only with adjacent layers, until the outermost hardware layeris reached (Figure 13).

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The Encore database core contains information that identifies what a par-ticular Encore system consists of and its capabilities. The Sharer applica-tions layer shares this information with the various distributed Encoresystem applications on the next higher layer. These other applications(Router, Tie-Line Manager, Panel Server, etc.) use this database informationto control the hardware device components (Router Matrices, control

panels, etc.) residing on the outer device hardware layer. The SystemManager application spans all the layers. It is used to create the informationin the database, set up how it and other applications are accessed by users,and establish the communications used to span the applications and hard-ware layers. The first time an Encore system is run, a special login applica-tion is used to access the System Manager.

Client/Server ArchitectureThe Encore system can also be viewed as consisting of various softwareapplications (including the applications described above) that run onvarious hardware processors (called Engines). Engines can be EncoreSystem Controllers, or they may be networked PCs (called Stations, whichis short for workstation). The System Manager can be used to assign whichapplications run on which engines. Some of these applications operateusing Client/Server techniques. For example, a Server application residingon one Engine may provide information and processing resources to Clientapplications running on different hardware components. In this way, infor-mation that needs to be shared with multiple Encore system componentscan be managed effectively. An example of this structure is the Panel Serverapplication, which runs on an Encore System Controller and provides con-figuration information to multiple Encore control panels, and other sup-

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Figure 14. Applications, Engines, Clients, and Servers

The Client/Server architecture makes an Encore system scalable, fromsmall single purpose applications to huge facility wide installations. AnEncore system can even support multi-facility operations. Additions can be

made to an existing system by adding components without the need to re-engineer the rest of the system hardware. Processing workloads can be dis-tributed among various engines to prevent bottlenecks, and redundancycan be incorporated for reliable operation.

System Communications During Normal OperationWhen an operator presses a button on a control panel, a series of messagesare passed between client and server applications to accomplish the cros-spoint change and to update button tallies on all the affected Panels(Figure 15). In this example the Panel Server application and the RouterControl applications reside on a separate engines. If they reside on the sameengine, similar communications occur.

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Figure 15. Normal Operation Steps

The following steps are involved:

1. The operator presses a Source selector button for a Destination on acontrol panel. The Panel button illuminates with a false tally.

2. The Panel sends a button press message to the Panel Server application.

3. The Panel Server interprets the message and sends a Source changemessage for that Destination to the Router Control application.

4. The Router Control application interprets the message and sends acrosspoint change message to the Router Matrix hardware.

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6. The Router Matrix sends a message reporting the new status of thatcrosspoint to the Router Control application.

7. The Router Control application sends new Source status informationfor that Destination to the Panel Server application.

8. The Panel Server application receives the new status and sends it to thecontrol panels.

9. All the affected control panels then change their button tally to reflectthe new status of the Destination. The false tally on the initiating controlpanel changes to a true tally.

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It can take up to four seconds to update all the control panel tally statuseson a large Encore system. If the requested crosspoint change fails to occur,the false tally on the initiating control panel reverts to the actual Sourceselection for that Destination after a time-out.

Distributed Configuration and Status DataThe Encore systems varying hardware components and flexible capabili-ties means various types of configuration and status information arerequired. This information specifies what the system does and how its com-ponents work together.

The Encore system employs a distributed database mechanism. A compre-hensive database exists that contains all the Encore system configurationinformation. Portions of this principle database are then copied to variousEncore system components where it is needed. This allows the system tocontinue normal operation even if the device storing the comprehensive

database goes off-line or is otherwise unavailable. This also allows an oper-ating Encore system to remain on-line while it is being re-configured. Thisis especially powerful with control panels, which can be remotely reconfig-ured instantly to acquire different operating functions. Control panels alsoautomatically receive a default configuration (from previously definedtemplates) as soon as they are added to the Encore network.

With a distributed database, the various copies of the data must be synchro-nized. Various methods are used to accomplish this. In general, when anEncore component is operating in Sharer mode, that means it is in syncwith the comprehensive database managed by the Sharer. If in Local mode,the local database information is not being updated by the Sharer and so

may not be synchronized. Commands are available (Modify, Load, Save,etc.) to force the synchronization of the database information.

Another important aspect of the Encore system is reporting accuratesystem status information. The current status of the system (for example,which Sources are routed to which Destinations), must be available tomany Encore components so they can display the correct Source and Des-tination names and tallies. Memory maps are used to for this purpose.Memory map information cascades up from the Matrices for display on thecontrol panels.

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Figure 16. Encore Distributed Database Information

Automatic Detection of Database MatchEncore 1.7.3 and newer software automatically detects whether the Sharerand SCB flash memory have correctly matching databases, and automati-cally go to Sharer mode if they are identical.

If the Sharer shuts down on the network, each Router Controller andControl Panel Server goes to Localfiling mode. Now, whenever the RouterController or Control Panel Server detects the Sharer, they check the copyof the database on the SCB Flash against the Sharer database. If the data-

bases match, these applications automatically go back toSharerfiling mode.This check is also performed when the Router Controller or Control PanelServer starts up. If the databases match, the Sharer database is not down-loaded, which significantly reduces the time delay to full operation.

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RedundancyTo ensure reliable Encore system operation, various forms of redundancyare available. For example, System Controller frames can be equipped withredundant power supplies. The power supply with the greatest load isautomatically used by the frame. Providing power from separate circuits to

each power supply helps ensure power to the frame will not be interrupted.

System Controller frame cans also be equipped with two System ControllerBoards (SCBs). Applications running on different SCBs can be configuredin Master/Slave pairs, such that if one SCB fails the applications on theother SCB automatically take control without any interruption of systemoperation. In Encore 1.7.3 and newer software, redundancy mode informa-tion is stored in the memory of the frame and validated. This ties redun-dancy mode settings to the frame slot, not the SCB. Applications can beMaster/Slave paired on SCBs in the same frame, or SCBs in differentframes can be used to provide even more robust redundancy. When SCBredundancy is being used, the databases on both SCBs must remain syn-

chronized for proper operation should a change-over occur (Figure 17).

Figure 17. Encore Redundancy

Database BackupsThe Encore systems comprehensive database is an extremely important setof information, since it supplies data to all the other system components.This database can be backed up by copying the OMN directory and its col-

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lection of subdirectories to a safe location. Doing this whenever the database changes is a recommended practice, since file corruption is a possi-bility with any computer hardware. Should the Encore database file setbecome damaged, the backup database can be quickly reloaded to rapidlyrestore full system configuration capabilities. Because of the distributeddatabase architecture, even if the comprehensive database file becomes

unusable the Encore system remains operational. Crosspoints will remainat their current settings, and Source to Destination Takes continue to beavailable from all operating hardware control panels or other control points(Automation, Router Control, Soft Panels, etc.).

Encore Software ApplicationsAn Encore system consist of a suite of software applications, all of whichare accessed through the Encore user interface.

Local ApplicationsLocal applications accessed from the Encore User Interface include:

Start User log-on button.

Pager Electronic messages between users.

Filer Database access window.

Local Router Panel Configurable full function software control panel.

Local Machine Control Panel Software machine control panel, requires

external engine.

Remote ApplicationsRemote applications are the backbone of the Encore system. Remote appli-cations are accessed by users once they log into the Encore system. Eachapplication authorized for that user appears as an additional button in theEncore User Interface.

Control Panel Server Application

This application services up to 128 control panels. Through the Encore UserInterface, the user sets the personality of the control panels. The ControlPanel Server application also services all RCL clients, such as an M-2100Master Control system, Kalypso Video Production Center, or a third-partyautomation system.


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Router Control Application

This application receives switching requests from the Panel Server applica-tion and sends them to the Matrices for execution. Through the Encore UserInterface, the user establishes crosspoint functionality, such as Levels,Sources, Destinations and protocol drivers.

Tie-Line Manager Application

This application controls the tie-lines in the system. Tie-lines provide trans-parent routing of signals between local matrix Levels and remote matrices.Through the Encore User Interface, the user creates and manages tie-lines.

System Manager Application

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Common Display Features

Encore DesktopWhen you logon to the system, the Encore Desktop appears (Figure 18).

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Help Bar As you move the mouse pointer around thescreen, the Help Bar displays information on the areas it

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