Control Panels and Device Parameters
Most Grass Valley devices can be controlled using control panels. A control panel is a software interface that lets you monitor and control various device parameters.
NOTE: Grass Valley cards are shipped with Installation & Operation Guides that provide detailed descriptions of their respective control panels, along with instructions on their use. |
To access the control panel for a device, double-click the device in iControl Solo. Alternatively, right-click the device name, and then click Show control panel on the shortcut menu.
The device name is displayed at the top of its control panel, along with a dashboard containing one or more icons representing the status of key device parameters. Error conditions are indicated by color and by a text message that appears below the dashboard. If more than one error condition is present, hold the pointer over an icon to continuously display its associated error message; otherwise the display cycles through all reported errors.
NOTE: If the Control icon on the dashboard is yellow, this indicates that local card control is active—the card is being controlled from a local hardware control panel. In such a case, any changes made using the iControl Solo interface will have no effect on the card. |
When control panels are open their names are added to the View menu. To bring a specific panel to the foreground, click its name on the View menu. To close all open panels at once, click Close all control panels.