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3–4 • Configuration DRA-8604 User Manual (Iss. 02)
Using DashBoard
Before proceeding, ensure that the DashBoard Control System™ is installed on a PC connected
to your facility network. The DashBoard software and user manual are available from the Ross
Video website.
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• installing DashBoard, refer to the DashBoard User Manual.
To launch DashBoard
1. Ensure that you are running DashBoard software version 5.1.0 or higher.
2. Launch DashBoard by double-clicking its icon on your desktop.
3. Ensure that the openGear frame with your DRA-8604 card(s) is displayed in the Tree
View located on the left-side of the DashBoard window.
It may take 30 seconds or more to update the Tree View. Consult the MFC-8300 Series
User Manual and DashBoard User Manual should the Tree View not display the card.
To access a card in DashBoard
1. From the Tree View, expand the node for the openGear frame your cards are installed in.
A list of cards installed in the frame is now displayed. In the example below, the node
for Frame 6 is expanded to show a list of installed cards including the DRA-8604.
2. Double-click the node for a card to display its menus in the Device View of DashBoard
(right-side of the DashBoard window).
Example of a DRA-8604 in DashBoard