GRASS VALLEY JUPITER - User manual

Jupiter
CONTROL SYSTEM
AccuSwitch Soft Panels and Visual Status Display
Instruction Manual
SOFTWARE VERSION 1.0.0
86301680
MARCH 2009

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Jupiter
CONTROL SYSTEM
AccuSwitch Soft Panels and Visual Status Display
Instruction Manual
SOFTWARE VERSION 1.0.0
86301680
MARCH 2009

4 Jupiter AccuSwitch Soft Panels and Visual Status Display Instruction Manual
Contacting Grass Valley
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Contents
Contents
Section 1 — Soft Panel Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
PC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
.NET Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing the Soft Panel Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Performing Maintenance on the Soft Panel Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Soft Panel PC IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Soft Panel Application Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Saving the Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assigning a Function Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting Password Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Jupiter File Server Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
MPK Table Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Control Panel Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Compiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 2 — Basic XY Soft Panel
Basic XY Soft Panel Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
File Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Settings Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Display Fields and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Basic XY Soft Panel Operating Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Making a Destination Selection / Status Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Source and Destination Paging Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Source Selection (All Levels Take) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Swap/Undo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 3 — Multi-Level XY Soft Panel
Multi-Level XY Soft Panel Main Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
File Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Settings Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sequences Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multi-Level XY Soft Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Display Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Source and Destination Paging Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Multi-Level XY Soft Panel Operating Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Destination Selection / Status Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Source Selection (All Levels Take) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Swap/Undo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Level Breakaways (Split Switching). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Locking and Unlocking a Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Protecting or Unprotecting a Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Tool Tip Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sequence Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Local Sequences Screen Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sequence Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Existing Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sequence List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sequence Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Creating a Local Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Selecting an Existing Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing an Existing Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Exporting an Existing Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Importing an Existing Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Jupiter System Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Section 4 — VSD Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Current VSD Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
VSD Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
The Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
The Tool Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
View Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Clipboard Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Search Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Zoom% Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Column Width Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The View Results Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The View Selection Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The Connection Information Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interface Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Destinations View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sources View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Control Boards View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tie Lines View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
The Router Connection Settings Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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The Open Custom View Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
The Options Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Use of Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Section 5 — VSD Installation
Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PC Display Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
.NET Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Installing VSD Using the VSD Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Removing the VSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
VSD PC IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
VSD Application Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
User Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Section 6 — VSD Procedures
VSD Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Creating a View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Closing a View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Opening a View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Copying and Pasting a Row. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Deleting a Row. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using the Search Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using the Hide Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Adjusting the Column Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Adjusting a Single Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seeing All the Columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seeing All of the Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing the Zoom Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setting the Zoom% to all Views of the Same Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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Jupiter AccuSwitch Soft Panels and Visual Status Display Instruction Manual 1
Section 1
Soft Panel Introduction
Overview
The Jupiter Basic XY and Multi-Level XY Soft Panels are applications that
are used to control a matrix router. These Soft Panel applications run on the
English version of the Windows XP operating systems. The computers that
are running these Soft Panel applications must be able to communicate,
through a network, with a Jupiter CM-4000 System Controller running
AccuSwitch (See Figure 1). Each AccuSwitch Control board supports up to
64 devices, which can include any combination of hardware and soft
panels.
Note The number of entries in the Control Panel’s Input, Output, Level, Sequence
and Override sets will have an effect on the System Controller’s memory.
Figure 1. Jupiter System with Basic XY and Multi-level XY Soft Panels
CM-4000 System Controller
IP switch
Jupiter
File Server
IP: “192.168.253.10” IP:
“192.168.253.1”
Gateway
Facility LAN
Jupiter LAN
Jupiter LAN
IP:
“192.168.1.1”
PC IP: "192.168.1.101"
Multi-Level Device ID: “02”
Gateway: "192.168.1.1"
Multi-Level XY GUI PC
PC IP: “192.168.253.30”
Multi-Level XY GUI Device ID: "01"
Crosspoint
Bus
GV matrix router
Remote
Basic XY GUI PC
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Section 1 — Soft Panel Introduction
Ordering Information
Software Installation
Requirements
PC Requirements
Ensure that the PC has the following minimum requirements before
installing the AccuSwitch applications:
• Microsoft.NET 3.5 framework software (500 MB of disk space required)
• Windows XP Pro SP2 (English version)
• 2 GHz Pentium processor
•1GBofRAM
• Minimum of 13 MB disk space for each application
A minimum resolution of 1280 X 1024 and 32 -bit color PC monitor setting
is recommended for proper display of the Soft Panel screens. The Appear-
ance font size on the Display Properties dialog (Control Panels> Display>
Appearance: Font size drop-down list) should be set to Normal. Selecting
either the Large or the Extra Large Fonts option will cause application
display problems.
.NET Software Requirements
The PC that is running a Soft Panel application must have Microsoft’s .NET
Framework software installed. The .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1 can be
installed on Windows XP Pro SP2. Other Microsoft-specified System
requirements are listed in Table 2.
Note Grass Valley only supports the English version of Windows XP SP2 for the
Basic XY, Multi-Level XY, and Visual Status Display.
Table 1. Soft Panel Series Ordering Information
JUP-Soft Panel Series Software Control Panels
JUP-SP-Basic XY Basic XY soft panels featuring source to destination routing
JUP-SP-ML-XY Multi-Level XY soft panels featuring complex breakaway routing functions, lock &
protect of all levels or individual levels, configuration save and recall.

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Software Installation
Installing the Soft Panel Application
The following instructions show the steps that are needed to install both
soft Panel applications. The Basic XY Soft Panel screens are used as exam-
ples. However, the Multi-Level XY instructions steps are identical to the
Basic XY instructions.
To start the Soft Panel application installation process:
1. Insert the supplied software CDROM into the computer’s CD Drive
and follow the prompts.
Note The CD should automatically start the installation process. If not, browse to
the CD, using Window Explorer, and then click the setup.exe icon.
2. If this is an Initial installation, you may see a message asking if you
want to install Microsoft .NET Framework. If so, select Yes. (The 3.5 SP1
version of .NET is located on the CD.)
Depending on the version of the computer’s OS, the system may reboot
automatically during this process.
Note After an auto reboot, it may take several minutes for the system to display the
Soft Panel installation welcome screen.
The Soft Panel Welcome screen will then appear (Figure 2).
Table 2. System Requirements for Installing .NET Framework 3.5
Processor Minimum 400 megahertz (MHz) Pentium processor
Recommended: 1 gigahertz (GHz) Pentium processor
RAM: Minimum: 96 megabytes (MB)
Recommended: 256 MB
Hard Disk Up to 500 MB of available space may be required.
Installation Drive The .NET Framework 3.5 default installation location is the PC’s system drive (the
drive that boots your system). Ensure at least 500 MB is available on the system drive.

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Figure 2. Soft Panel Installer Welcome Screen
3. Click the Next> button to begin the installation process. The License
Agreement screen will then appear (Figure 3).
Figure 3. Soft Panel Installer License Agreement Screen
4. Click the I accept the terms in the License agreement radio button.
5. Click the Next> button to begin the installation process.
6. Follow the instructions on the following installation screens, click the
Next button as needed(Figure 4).

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Figure 4. Soft Panel Installation Screens
7. The InstallShield Wizard Completed screen will then appear when the
installation process is finished (Figure 5).
Figure 5. Installation Completed Screen
8. Click the Finish button. The Installation application will then close.
Soft Panel Desktop Icon
As part of the installation process a Soft Panel shortcut, for the type of soft
panel that was installed (Basic XY or Multi-Level XY), will be displayed on
your PC’s desktop (Figure 6). Clicking this shortcut will launch the
installed soft panel. The Soft panel must be configured to meet your needs
Note See the Configuration section below for the configuration steps.

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Figure 6. The Soft Panels Shortcut Example
Note The Soft Panel application still needs to be configured with your Jupiter
AccuSwitch system before it will become operational.
Performing Maintenance on the Soft Panel Application
When a Soft Panel application already exists on the PC when the installa-
tion program is run:
• If the version is older than what is being installed, then the installa-
tion wizard will ask to perform an update.
• If the version is the same as what is being installed, then the
Welcome screen displays a Modify, Repair, Remove message.
Clicking the Next> button allows you to make changes to the Soft Panel
installation (Figure 7).
Figure 7. Installation Modify, Repair, Remove Screen
Select the desired task and then click the Next> button.

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Configuration
Configuration
Soft Panel PC IP Settings
The PC, on which the Soft Panel application is installed, must be configured
to communicate with the Jupiter AccuSwitch Controller. Consult with your
Network administrator for this information.
Soft Panel Application Settings
During the following steps, you will need to know the IP address of the
primary AccuSwitch Controller (and the secondary, if it is installed) that
will be associated with the Soft Panel and the PC’s IP address. Use the
Jupiter File Server JNS Control Center application’s Board Info tab to deter-
mine the AccuSwitch Controller IP address (the Control Center application
is described in the Jupiter CM-4000 Installation and Operating manual).
Note Consult with your Network administrator if you do not know the network
values to enter.
1. Launch the Soft Panel application. This will display the main Soft Panel
screen (Figure 8).
Figure 8. Basic XY Soft Panel Startup Display Example

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2. Select Route Connection from the File menu (File > Route Connection).
The Router Connection Editor dialog will then appear.
3. Enter the name for the setting in the Setting Name field. The Setting
Name field can be changed when configuring a new connection, before
the Save button has been selected.
4. Select the Protocol from the list.
Note Currently, the only selectable option for the Protocol list is ES-LAN.
Figure 9. Router Connection Editor Dialog
5. Enter the IP address of the AccuSwitch Controller that is associated
with this Soft Panel in the Primary IP Address field.
6. Enter the IP address of the secondary AccuSwitch Controller in the
Secondary IP Address field. If there is not a secondary controller, then
leave the field blank.
7. Enter a number between 1 and 64 for the Device ID field. This number
must be unique from all panels that are associated with the same
AccuSwitch Controller. The Device ID is also entered on the MPK
Devices table, as described below in the MPK Table Entries section.
Note The Device ID number selected here corresponds to the MPK table Address
entry that uses two digit leading-zero numbers (01-09).

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Configuration
8. Select the IP address for the PCs NIC card from the PC IP Address drop-
down list, if it is not already selected (See Soft Panel PC IP Settings on
page 7).
Note If you have more than one NIC card, consult your IT department to determine
which IP Address will be able to communicate with the Jupiter Network
(AccuSwitch control board).
9. Click the Connect button.
Saving the Device Settings
Save the settings by selecting Save Settings from the File menu (File > Save
Settings). The Save Device Settings dialog will then appear.
To save the device settings:
1. Create a name for the settings file. For example, the Panel Name “ES-
LAN2” could be used.
2. Click the Save button (Figure 10).
Figure 10. The Save Button
The current connection settings are then saved to the "NetworkSet-
tings.xml" file, which is located in the installation directory for the specific
control panel. For example, C:\Program Files\Thomson\Jupiter Basic XY,
would be the location for the settings for the Basic XY panel.
The Save
button

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Assigning a Function Key
The Multi-Level XY Soft panel application allows you to assign a Function
key for the Take button. The function key could then be used to perform
Takes.
To Assign a function key:
1. Go to Assign Function Key.... from the Settings menu (Settings > Assign
Function Key....). The Assign Function Key dialog will then appear.
Figure 11. Assign Function Key Dialog
2. Select a Function key from the drop-down list. Any function key
between F1 and F12 can be assigned.
3. Click OK to save the selection.
Setting Password Protection
If desired, a password can be used to protect the settings file, see Figure 12.
This setting is optional.
To set password protection:
1. Select Change/Set Password from the Settings menu (Settings >
Change/Set Password..).
Figure 12. Password Dialog

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2. Enter a password from 1 to 20 characters. Passwords are case-sensitive.
Any characters can be used, including spaces.
Once a password has been set, you will need to log in before you can
change Soft Panel settings, see Figure 13.
Figure 13. Login Dialog, if Password Protected
View Menu
Currently the only available selection in the View menu is Options.
Options
The Soft Panel’s background colors, font’s colors, styles, and size can be
changed to meet your needs. The Soft Panel application’s default colors are
listed below in the Default Colors section.
1. Select View > Options... from the Menu bar. The Options screen will
then appear (Figure 14).
Figure 14. Options Screen

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2. Clicking any one of the Option buttons, that start with “Pick. . .,”will
open the Color dialog(Figure 15).
Figure 15. Options Color Selection Dialog
3. Selecting a color and then clicking the OK button, in the Color dialog will
change the option’s example display field to that color.
4. Controls are also available that allow selecting the font size, bold, and
italic attributes (see Figure 14 on page 11).
Default Colors
The colors listed below are the default color settings.
Table 3. Default Colors
Note If a level on the Multi-Level XY is different from the first level, it will be dis-
played in Amber while on the Preset line, however, it will be displayed in
Green once on the Status line.
Color Function
Green Current Source/Status
Magenta Protect
Red Lock
Yellow Destination
Cyan Preset/Next source
Amber Misc selections.