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CHAPTER 4
Managing Devices
Previously commissioned loudspeakers from one Panel are
available to other Panels using the same network data-
base; a physical loudspeaker can be added to another
Panel with the same Device Name without being recom-
missioned or using an additional Device Credit. In addition,
Loudspeakers that have already been added and commis-
sioned in the Panel you’re working in can be copied to new
Pages.
Both of these techniques will help you speed up the pro-
cess of adding loudspeakers, using the Device Names
used on this Panel and Device Names in the Network
Database listboxes in the Add Loudspeaker dialog.
Device Names used on this Panel
Loudspeakers listed in the Device Names used on this
Panel listbox (Figure 4.4) have been previously added and
commissioned in the current Panel.
Figure 4.4. Device Names used on this Panel listbox
You can add a copy of an existing loudspeaker to any Page
that doesn’t have that loudspeaker added to it already. This
is useful for showing different views of the same loudspeak-
ers. For example, one Page could show the main system in
Icon View, while a second Page shows the same system in
Meter View.
NOTE: You can monitor each loudspeaker
using four different views: Small Icon View,
Icon View, Meter View and Text View. These are
covered in detail in the section “Loudspeaker
Views” later in this chapter.
To add a copy of a commissioned loudspeaker already in
the current Panel, do the following:
1. Make sure that you are on a different Page than the
one from which you will be copying the loudspeaker.
2. In the Add Loudspeaker dialog, enter the name of field.
3. Enter a descriptive Speaker Title if desired.
4. Click OK. The loudspeaker does not need to be re-
commissioned.
Device Names in the Network Database
Loudspeakers in the Device Names in the Network Da-
tabase listbox (Figure 4.5) have been added and com-
missioned in previous Panels. They can be added to the
current Panel/Page without being recommissioned.
Figure 4.5. Device Names in the Network Database listbox
CAUTION: A loudspeaker that has been
identified and added to the Network Data-
base is not a generic placeholder – it’s a unique
physical loudspeaker that can identify itself to the
network.
To add a loudspeaker from the Network Database to the
current Panel:
1. In the Add Loudspeaker dialog, select the Device
Name of the loudspeaker you would like to add from
the device names in the listbox. The Device Name
must correspond to the physical loudspeaker previ-
ously assigned that device name.
2. Enter a descriptive Speaker Title if desired.
3. Click OK. The loudspeaker does not need to be re-
commissioned.