Belden Grass Valley NV9603 User manual

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User’s Guide
VERSION 1.2
UG0041-02
2015-07-02
NV9603
NV9000 CONTROL PANEL

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Copyright and Trademark Notice
Copyright © 2015, Grass Valley USA, LLC. All rights reserved.
Belden, Belden Sending All The Right Signals, and the Belden logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Belden Inc. or its affiliated companies in the United States and
other jurisdictions. Grass Valley USA, LLC, Miranda, NV9603, Kaleido, NVISION, iControl, and
Densité are trademarks or registered trademarks of Grass Valley USA, LLC. Belden Inc., Grass
Valley USA, LLC, and other parties may also have trademark rights in other terms used
herein.
Terms and Conditions
Please read the following terms and conditions carefully. By using NVISION control panel
documentation, you agree to the following terms and conditions.
Grass Valley hereby grants permission and license to owners of NVISION control panels to
use their product manuals for their own internal business use. Manuals for Grass Valley
products may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose unless specifically
authorized in writing by Grass Valley.
A Grass Valley manual may have been revised to reflect changes made to the product
during its manufacturing life. Thus, different versions of a manual may exist for any given
product. Care should be taken to ensure that one obtains the proper manual version for a
specific product serial number.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a
commitment on the part of Grass Valley.
Warranty information is available in the Support section of the Grass Valley Web site
(www.grassvalley.com).
Title NV9603 User’s Guide
Part Number UG0041-02
Revision 2015-07-02, 09:17

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Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection
Electrostatic discharge occurs when electronic components are improperly
handled and can result in intermittent failure or complete damage adversely
affecting an electrical circuit. When you remove and replace any card from a frame
always follow ESD-prevention procedures:
• Ensure that the frame is electrically connected to earth ground through the power cord
or any other means if available.
• Wear an ESD wrist strap ensuring that it makes good skin contact. Connect the
grounding clip to an unpainted surface of the chassis frame to safely ground unwanted
ESD voltages. If no wrist strap is available, ground yourself by touching the unpainted
metal part of the chassis.
• For safety, periodically check the resistance value of the antistatic strap, which should
be between 1 and 10 megohms.
• When temporarily storing a card make sure it is placed in an ESD bag.
• Cards in an earth grounded metal frame or casing do not require any special ESD
protection.
Cautions for LCD and TFT Displays
Excessive usage may harm your vision. Rest for 10 minutes for every 30 minutes of
usage.
If the LCD or TFT glass is broken, handle glass fragments with care when disposing
of them. If any fluid leaks out of a damaged glass cell, be careful not to get the liquid crystal
fluid in your mouth or skin. If the liquid crystal touches your skin or clothes, wash it off
immediately using soap and water. Never swallow the fluid. The toxicity is extremely low
but caution should be exercised at all times.
Protection contre les décharges électrostatiques (DES)
Une décharge électrostatique peut se produire lorsque des composants
électroniques ne sont pas manipulés de manière adéquate, ce qui peut entraîner
des défaillances intermittentes ou endommager irrémédiablement un circuit
électrique. Au moment de remplacer une carte dans un châssis, prenez toujours les
mesures de protection antistatique appropriées :
• Assurez-vous que le châssis est relié électriquement à la terre par le cordon
d'alimentation ou tout autre moyen disponible.
• Portez un bracelet antistatique et assurez-vous qu'il est bien en contact avec la peau.
Connectez la pince de masse à une surface non peinte du châssis pour détourner à la
terre toute tension électrostatique indésirable. En l’absence de bracelet antistatique,
déchargez l’électricité statique de votre corps en touchant une surface métallique non
peinte du châssis.
• Pour plus de sécurité, vérifiez périodiquement la valeur de résistance du bracelet
antistatique. Elle doit se situer entre 1 et 10 mégohms.
• Si vous devez mettre une carte de côté, assurez-vous de la ranger dans un sac
protecteur antistatique.

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• Les cartes qui sont reliées à un châssis ou boîtier métallique mis à la terre ne
nécessitent pas de protection antistatique spéciale.
Précautions pour les écrans LCD et TFT
Regarder l’écran pendant une trop longue période de temps peut nuire à votre
vision. Prenez une pause de 10 minutes, après 30 minutes d’utilisation.
Si l'écran LCD ou TFT est brisé, manipulez les fragments de verre avec précaution au
moment de vous en débarrasser. veillez à ce que le cristal liquide n'entre pas en contact
avec la peau ou la bouche. En cas de contact avec la peau ou les vêtements, laver
immédiatement à l'eau savonneuse. Ne jamais ingérer le liquide. La toxicité est
extrêmement faible, mais la prudence demeure de mise en tout temps.
Recycling
Visit www.grassvalley.com for recycling information.
Certification and Compliance
Safety Compliance
This equipment complies with the requirements of CSA/UL/IEC/EN 60950-1, 2nd
Ed. + AM1, Safety of information technology equipment.
The power cords supplied with this equipment meet the appropriate national
standards for the country of destination.
Electromagnetic Compatibility
This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15,
Subpart B requirements for class A digital devices.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements of
the EMC directive 2004/108/EC:
• EN 55022 Class A Radiated and conducted emissions
• EN 61000-3-2 Limits for harmonic current emissions
• EN 61000-3-3 Limitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

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• EN 61000-4-2 Electrostatic discharge immunity
• EN 61000-4-3 Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity
• EN 61000-4-4 Electrical fast transient immunity
• EN 61000-4-5 Surge transient immunity
• EN 61000-4-6 Conducted disturbances immunity
• EN 61000-4-8 Power frequency magnetic field immunity
• EN 61000-4-11 Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations
immunity

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Table of Contents
1Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The PDF Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Other Documentation and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Panel Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Function Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Alphanumeric Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Flags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Other NV9603 Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing Software and Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Adding a Panel to an NV9000 Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
NV9603 Panel Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Regions of the Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Source Shift and Destination Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Commitment Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Panel Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Button Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Button Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Button Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Single-Destination Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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5Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Single-Destination Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Secondary Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Button Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Operating Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Source Shift and Destination Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Device Selection by Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Making a Category Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Source and Destination Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Breakaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Level Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Chop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Destination Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Destination Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Destination Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Destination Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Free Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Name Set Toggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Page Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Page Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Panel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Previous Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Salvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Source is Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Source Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Source Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Src/Dst Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Lock, Protect, and Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Locks and Protects with Breakaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Name Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Broadcast Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Performing a Broadcast Take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Important Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

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Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Automatic Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Manual Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Semi-Automatic Data Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Chop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Salvo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Menu Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Panel ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Panel Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
User ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
User Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Button Illumination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
6Technical Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
NV9603 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Initial Panel State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Preface
Chapter 1 is an introduction to the NV9603 User’s Guide.
Summary
Chapter Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The PDF Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Other Documentation and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter Structure
The following chapters provide detailed information regarding the NV9603 control panel:
•Chapter 1, Preface, (this chapter) outlines ways to use this guide.
•Chapter 2, Introduction, provides a functional description of the NV9603.
•Chapter 3, Installation, provides installation, connection, and initialization instructions.
•Chapter 4, Configuration, provides configuration instructions.
This chapter is for configurers, primarily.
•Chapter 5, Operation, provides operating instructions.
This chapter is for operators, primarily.
•Chapter 6, Technical Details, provides electrical, mechanical, and environmental
specifications, product drawings, and default settings.
•An index and glossary are also provided for your reference.
The PDF Document
This guide is provided in PDF format, allowing you to use Acrobat’s “bookmarks” to
navigate to any desired location. You can also easily print a hardcopy. Please note:
•Use the Table of Contents or the bookmarks page to jump to any desired section.
•Many hyperlinks are provided within the chapters.
•Use the Index to jump to specific topics within a chapter. Each page number in the
index is a hyperlink.
•Use Acrobat’s ‘Go to Previous View’ and ‘Go to Next View’ buttons to retrace your
complete navigational path.
Use the ‘First Page’, ‘Previous Page’, and ‘Next Page’, and ‘Last Page’ buttons to go to the first,
previous, next, or last page within a PDF file.
Note:
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Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations
•Use Acrobat’s extensive search capabilities, such as the ‘Find’ tool and ‘Search’ tool to
perform comprehensive searches as required.
Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations
The following conventions are used throughout this guide:
•The symbol denotes either an example or a special message.
•Entries enclosed in single quotation marks or Capital Letters denote physical control
panel buttons, configuration buttons, or menu items.
Click ‘Apply’ to ...
Press the SRC 12 button ...
The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout this guide:
•The term “control panel” refers to the NV9603 control panel and to NV96xx control
panels, in general.
•“High tally” means that a button is brightly illuminated.
•“Low tally” means that a button is illuminated at low intensity. Most buttons assume a
low tally state until selected.
•“MD” is an abbreviation for multi-destination.
•“SE” is an abbreviation for NV9000-SE Utilities.
Other Documentation and Software
You should read and be familiar with the material presented in the following documents:
•NV960, NV920, or NV915 Quickstart Guide(s).
•NV9000-SE Utilities User’s Guide (or NV9000-SE Utilities help files).
•The router manuals for whatever routers you have in your system.
You should also be familiar with the NV9000-SE Utilities software and NV9000 family router
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Introduction
Chapter 2 provides a functional description of the NV9603.
Summary
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Panel Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Other NV9603 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Summary
The NV96031is a 1RU panel, slightly over 9©deep, overall. It has 2 sets of backlit function
buttons and a small display. The display has 3 distinct LED readouts each having 8
characters.
The NV9603 operates in X-Y mode.
The panel is organized as shown in figures 2-1 and 2-2:
Fig. 2-1: NV9603 Front
The function buttons select sources or destinations, or perform some task such as locking a
destination. All of the function buttons are configurable. The 10 buttons at the lower left
are category buttons, by convention.
The two buttons immediately to the left of the display are scroll buttons (‘Page Up’ and
‘Page Down’) by default. Using the scroll buttons, the operator can sequence through
devices within a category. See Device Selection by Category on page 27.
The operator can select one of two sets of sources using a configured ‘Source Shift’ button.
Thus, every source button potentially represents 8 sources, depending on the page in use
and the state of the ‘Source Shift’ button. There is a similar ‘Destination Shift’ function.
The scroll buttons are also used when the panel is in menu mode (to change the
illumination of the buttons). See Menu Mode on page 40.
1. An equivalent NV9603V—a GUI that is called a “virtual panel”—is available. It emulates the NV9603.
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Panel Organization
At the rear are power, serial, and network connectors:
Fig. 2-2: NV9603 Rear
The ports labeled 10base2 and RS-422 are non-operational and are covered. Only the serial
port and the Ethernet port are available.
The AC connector has a compartment in which you can find a spare fuse.
(The Ethernet port is 10baseT. The system controller supports 10baseT as well as 100baseT.)
Panel Organization
Function Buttons
The NV9603 has an array of 30 function buttons on the left and 4 function buttons on the
right.
Each button has three operational levels: high and low tally (green or amber), and off.
Operators can adjust the low tally levels in increments of 10% using the panel’s menu.
Buttons that are turned off are said to be “dark.” (Physically, they are actually white or gray.)
Generally, green represents a source or a source function and amber represents a desti-
nation or a destination function.
The function buttons each have clear plastic keycaps under which you may place plastic
inserts for button legends. It is a simple matter to change button legends.
Alphanumeric Display
The display has 3 display fields.
Display Fields
The display has 3 fields of 8 characters:
•Status.
The ‘Status’ field always shows the source that was routed to the currently selected
destination, which is identified in the ‘Destination’ field.
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•Preset.
The ‘Preset’ field shows the source that is pending a take. After the take, this source
becomes the current source and appears in the ‘Status’ field.
•Destination.
The ‘Dest’ field shows the current destination.
The ‘Status’, ‘Preset’, and ‘Dest’ fields can show either names belonging to a name set or
system names depending on (1) the state of the ‘Name Set Toggle’ button (if the panel has
one), (2) the default name set (3) the existence of name sets in the NV9000 configuration.
Flags
When a destination is in breakaway, the ‘Source’ field indicates the breakaway with an
asterisk in its eighth character position.
The asterisk will obscure the last character of the source name if the name has 8
characters.
Modes of Operation
The NV9603 operates in X-Y mode.
Additional but secondary modes of panel operation are:
•Salvo mode—pressing a salvo button places the NV9603 in salvo mode where the
operator may select and execute a salvo from a salvo list.
•Setup mode—where the NV9603 is freshly powered up, but disconnected from the
network. In this mode, you can preset the NV9603’s panel ID and perform a few
diagnostic tasks.
•Menu mode—pressing a menu button places the NV9603 in “menu” mode. In menu
mode, the buttons lose their normal functions and become part of a menu that
changes as needed during menu operation.
When the panel is not in setup mode or menu mode, we say it is in normal mode.
Other NV9603 Functions
The NV9603 can be configured to perform the following additional functions:
•Previous source and free source.
•System salvos.
•Lock/protect/release for destinations.
•Multiple-level breakaways.
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Installation
Chapter 3 provides installation and connection instructions.
Summary
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing Software and Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Package Contents
If you have ordered one or more NV9603 control panels from Grass Valley, inspect the
shipping container for damage. If you find any container damage, unpack and inspect the
contents. If the contents are damaged, notify the carrier immediately.
As you unpack the shipping container, look for the packing slip and compare it against the
contents to verify that you received everything as ordered. If anything is missing (or if you
find equipment damage unrelated to shipping), please contact technical support.
Depending on your order, the NV9603 items that can ship include:
•One or more NV9603 control panels.
•An AC power cord for each NV9603.
The package does not contain network cables, serial cables, or mounting screws.
You do not need to take any special precautions regarding ESD.
This document does not address the shipment or installation of any other equipment or
software that can be used in conjunction with the NV9603 (including any system
controllers, other NV96xx control panels, EC9700 GUI, EC9710 GUI, and configuration
programs such as UniConfig, MRC, or NV9000-SE Utilities).
This document does briefly address the use of NV9000-SE Utilities and the Panel IP
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Installation
Installation
Follow these steps to install a NV9603 control panel:
1 Mount, and secure, the panel in the rack.
The NV9603 is designed to mount in a standard 19©rack. Rack-mounting is not a
requirement.
2 We assume that you have an Ethernet switch connected to the “Panel and Router
Network” port of your system controller. Connect an Ethernet cable from that switch to
the RJ-45 port at the rear of the NV9603.
3Connectpower.
Installing Software and Documentation
This document is available through the Grass Valley web site.
You must use NV9000-SE Utilities to configure the NV9603 control panel. Contact Grass
Valley if you need to obtain the latest version of this NV9000 configuration software.
You may use the Panel IP Configuration Utility if you want to your NV9603 to have a static IP
address (with respect to the system controller) or to use DHCP. The panel, as it comes from
the factory, defaults to DHCP.
Initialization
Before your system controller can communicate with an NV9603, you must give it a panel
ID. Follow these steps for each NV9603 you are installing:
1 Power up the NV9603. Do not connect its Ethernet cable. (Disconnect it if it is
connected.)
After a few seconds, the display will show ‘ACQ IP’ at the top and show the panel’s
current panel ID. The top right button is high-tally green:
We call that the “setup” button while the panel is disconnected from the network.
2 Press the setup button. The panel now allows you to enter the panel ID using buttons at
the left that function as a numeric keypad. The numbers of the keypad a printed on the
panel. They range from 0 (at the left) to 9:
Enter the panel ID using the keypad. Then press the setup button again.
ACQ IP
0
Setup
button
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3 The panel displays a confirmation message:
Press the left-most button to cancel your entry; press the button to the right of it to
save your entry.
4 Press the setup button once again and continue to press the setup button until the
panel displays ‘ACQ IP’ once again as in step 1.
5 After you enter the panel ID, reconnect the Ethernet cable. The system controller will
detect your panel in a few seconds. (All panel IDs must be distinct.)
You can now prepare an NV9603 configuration in NV9000-SE Utilities and upload the
configuration to the NV9603. You need the panel ID to create a NV9603 configuration.
When you upload the configuration, the panel ID you entered in NV9000-SE Utilities
designates the actual panel to which the upload will occur. If no actual panel has that ID,
the upload cannot occur.
Testing
A panel test function is available when the NV9603 is disconnected from the system
controller. Run the test to determine the health of your NV9603. See Setup Mode on
page 42 for detail. You can also view the software version numbers under setup mode.
These are points to consider after you install your NV9603 control panel(s):
1 Do the buttons illuminate? When an NV9603 powers up, one or more of its buttons are
supposed to turn green or amber. Did it pass the panel test mentioned above?
2 When the NV9603 powers up and it is connected to the system controller, it should
initialize completely. (That takes a few seconds.) The NV9000 system should load
whatever configuration exists for that panel and the buttons appropriate for its
configuration should light.
If you continue to see “No Server,” “ACQ IP,” or “Locating Network,” you have a problem.
Reboot everything and try again.
The NV9603, by default, acquires its IP address through DHCP on the system
controller’s panel/router network. You can use the Panel IP Configuration Utility to
force the panel to have a static IP address.
If (in setup mode) you do not see your designated panel ID in the ‘Preset’ display field,
you have either not initialized the panel or no configuration has been created for your
panel in NV9000-SE Utilities.
3 Is the system controller actually running? With the typical noise levels in a facility, it can
sometimes be difficult to tell. Use the ‘System’ pages of NV9000-SE Utilities to make the
determination.
4 Is NV9000-SE Utilities installed and operating? If so, can you upload a configuration to
the specified panel?
5 Does the configuration actually work? Is it useful? Can the operator perform takes and
perform other operations?
0 Cancel
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