Computer Hardware User Manual

9084-OM (V4.0) 9084 PRODUCT MANUAL 1-9
Introduction 9084 Functional Description
• Built-in Card Edge User Interface – Using the built-in card edge
controls and display, card control settings can be set using a front
panel menu which is described in Chapter 3,“Operating Instructions”.
Note: Some of the 9084 functions described in this manual are available only when
using the DashBoard™, or Cobalt
®
OGCP-9000 or OGCP-9000/CC Control
Panels user interfaces.
• DashBoard™ User Interface – Using DashBoard™, the 9084 and
other cards installed in openGear™ frames such as the Cobalt
®
8310-C Frame can be controlled from a computer and monitor.
DashBoard™ allows users to view all frames on a network with
control and monitoring for all populated slots inside a frame. This
simplifies the setup and use of numerous modules in a large
installation and offers the ability to centralize monitoring. Cards
define their controllable parameters to DashBoard™, so the control
interface is always up to date.
The DashBoard™ software can be downloaded from the Cobalt
Digital Inc. website: www.cobaltdigital.com
(enter “DashBoard” in
the search window). The DashBoard™ user interface is described in
Chapter 3,“Operating Instructions”.
Note: If network remote control is to be used for the frame and the frame has not yet
been set up for remote control, Cobalt
®
reference guide COMPASS™
Remote Control User Guide” (PN 9000RCS-RM) provides thorough infor-
mation and step-by-step instructions for setting up network remote control of
COMPASS™ cards using DashBoard™.
Download a copy of this guide by clicking on the Support>Downloads link at
www.cobaltdigital.com and then select DashBoard Remote Control Setup
Guide as a download, or contact Cobalt
®
as listed in Contact Cobalt Digital
Inc. (p. 1-15).
• Cobalt
®
OGCP-9000/CC and OGCP-9000 Remote Control
Panels – The OGCP-9000/CC and OGCP-9000 Remote Control
Panels conveniently and intuitively provide parameter monitor and
control of the 9084 and other video and audio processing terminal
equipment meeting the open-architecture Cobalt COMPASS™ cards
for openGear™ standard.
In addition to circumventing the need for a computer to monitor and
control signal processing cards, the Control Panels allow quick and
intuitive access to hundreds of cards in a facility, and can monitor and
allow adjustment of multiple parameters at one time.
The Remote Control Panels are totally compatible with the
openGear™ control software DashBoard™; any changes made with
either system are reflected on the other. The Remote Control Panel
user interface is described in Chapter 3,“Operating Instructions”.