Installation guide

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This option is ideal for mobile and other applications where sources are constantly being
associated with different crosspoint buttons from one production to another. This option is
also useful when it is desirable to simplify a production by showing only those sources that
will be used in that production and not all of the sources currently connected to the
switcher.
Note that S2-005: Mnemonics Controller Board Set must be ordered once to enable
mnemonics.
Mnemonics for Custom Control Macros S2-505
This option puts 17 mnemonic indicators for the display of Custom Control macro names
directly above the Custom Control macro row of the switcher.
It is common for operators to create and name their own Custom Control macros for a
given production. This option allows those customized macros to be named for easy
selection.
A very important feature to note is that Synergy supports up to eight banks of Custom
Control macros simultaneously. Up to eight macro buttons can be configured as “shift”
buttons that change the assignment of all of the other macro buttons. Installing the
mnemonics makes this feature considerably easier to use by instantly relabeling all of the
Custom Control buttons when a new bank of macros is selected.
All Custom Control macros can have names of up to eight characters, and can be displayed
in any of the formats outlined in S2-x05: Mnemonics for MLE Sources above.
Mnemonics can be displayed with green, yellow, and orange backlighting, chosen on a
macro-by-macro basis. Backlighting can also turn off for macros that are empty. Macro
names can also be displayed in normal and inverted (“reverse video”) modes. These
extensive display appearance choices provide an excellent way of differentiating between
Custom Control buttons during a live production.
Note that S2-005: Mnemonics Controller Board Set must be ordered once to enable
mnemonics.
Panel Serial Port Expander S2-015
(Adds 3 RS-422 Ports)
This option connects to any one of the control panel serial ports, and provides four serial
port outputs, effectively increasing the number of available panel ports by three. This is a
"smart" port expander and works with the Synergy 2 control panel to seamlessly manage
external device traffic.
Each Panel Serial Port Expander allows up to four different device types to be
simultaneously connected and independently controlled by Synergy. Multiple Port Expander
units may be connected to a Synergy 2 control panel at one time.
The unit is about 4 inches by 6 inches and is designed to easily mount under the console
near the Synergy 2 control panel.