Switcher Setups
The switcher stores conguration and operation data in
a number of registers that contain the individual entries
for items such as memories or personality settings. These
registers can be stored as a single archive le, as a setup
that contains all the individual register of that type, or as
all individual registers. These les can be stored into
Setups on the hard drive of the switcher, or as les onto
a USB drive. Setups allow you to store a complete set of
switcher les on the hard drive. Different Setups can be
created for different shows or applications, allowing you
to quickly locate and recall the switcher congurations.
The switcher stores information in the following registers:
• Bus Map — all the bus maps on the switcher.
• Camera — all the stored shots for cameras that do
not store shots on the camera itself.
• CC/Macro Attachments — all the mappings of
custom controls that are attached to buttons.
• CC Variables — all custom control variables.
• Clip — all VTR and video server timecode and clip
information on the switcher.
• Custom Control — all the custom controls that are
stored on the switcher. Bank setting are stored in the
Installation setup.
• Installation — all the external device setup and
software congurations settings for the switcher. As
a rule, anything that is set up from the Installation
menus is stored in this register.
Note: Devices should always be set up on the same
communications port (remote, pan/frm net, periph) in different
switcher sets. If different devices are set up on the same
communications port in different sets and you load one of
those sets, messages for one device can be sent to the other
resulting in invalid messages or unexpected behavior.
• Memory — all the memories that are stored on the
switcher.
• MultiViewer Assignments — all the mapping of
what layout is assigned to each MultiViewer.
• MultiViewer Layouts — all the layouts and
assigned sources for the MultiViewer that have been
stored on the switcher. The assignment of a
MultiViewer to output BNCs is stored in the
Installation register.
• Personality — all the user interface settings. These
registers contain items such as mnemonic settings,
preview overlay positions and settings, and transition
rates. As a rule, anything that is set up from the
Personality menus is stored in these registers.
• Shot Box Pages — all the Shot Box pages that
have been stored on the switcher.
• Sequences — all the sequences that have been
stored on the switcher.
The memory, custom control and sequences can all be
stored as individual les. This allows you to store a
particular memory, custom control, or sequence to a
Setup on the hard drive, or to the USB drive, and recall
it to another register position on the same or a different
switcher. For example, Custom Control Bank 3 Button
9 can be stored on the USB drive and then recalled into
Bank 1 Button 3. This allows you to organize these
registers, or transfer only the registers you need to another
switcher.
Note: Only the master panel can store or recall files or sets to
either the hard drive or a USB drive.
Storing Setups
The switcher can store individual registers or setups on
either the internal hard drive, located in the frame, or a
USB drive that is inserted into the USB port on the panel.
The USB drive must be formatted as FAT or NTFS.
Note: Not all items can be stored as individual register entries.
To Store a Switcher Setup
Note: If you are updating an older setup file, you must perform
a Recall All followed by a Store All. This updates the setup files
to the latest format. You can then make changes and store to
individual registers if needed.
1. Press HOME > Disk > Dest/Source.
2. Use the Disk Type knob to select whether you want
to use the hard drive of the switcher (Hard Drive),
or a USB drive (USB).
Note: You cannot store or recall files from the USB on the
Acuity Rack Panel server. You must store or recall the files
from the Local Disk and access it over the network. Point
your file explorer to the localdisk folder on the server
(\\##.##.##.##\localdisk). The user name
is nobody and there is no password.
3. Use the Set Names knob to select the setup on the
drive you want to use.
4. Press Store.
5. Select the individual registers, or all of them (All),
to be stored in the setup. As you press the buttons,
the switcher stores those registers to the setup.
To Store an Individual Register
Note: If you are updating an older setup file, you must perform
a Recall All followed by a Store All. This updates the setup files
to the latest format. You can then make changes and store to
individual registers if needed.
70 • Switcher Setups — Acuity Operation Manual (v9.2)
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