Eclipse V12LD User Manual - 5.16  Pushbutton Panels

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5.16  Pushbutton panels 

Pushbuttons are either talk or listen keys, according to how they have been 

assigned in ECS / EHX.  

Pushbuttons normally default to latching unless the non-latching option is 

configured in ECS / EHX under Global Settings (Latch Disable set to True) 

for the destination port. In the default state (latching), pressing the button 

momentarily latches the key.  

If you hold the pushbutton for more than 200ms, the lever key does not latch 

and the connection terminates as soon as the key is released. 

When the pushbutton is inactive, the pushbutton is lit either 

dim red

, 

green

or 

amber

 (depending on whether it is configured as a talk (

red

), listen 

(

green

) key, or talk and listen (

amber

) key.  

When the pushbutton is active, the pushbutton is lit either 

bright red

, 

green

, 

or 

amber

, according to how it is assigned. 

To cancel a connection, press the pushbutton. The button returns to dim 

illumination.  

An incoming call is signaled by a 

flashing red

 Reply pushbutton. To pick up 

the call, press the Reply pushbutton. 

5.16.1  Pushbutton Reply key GPI operation 

Connecting a footswitch (or other type of switch) to GPI 3, which is pre-

assigned to the Reply key, the panel will not clear the item that is currently 

being viewed on the reply stack when you release the switch. 

You can use the Reply key up/down to scroll through the Reply key stack if 

more than one call is present on the answerback stack. To move to the next 

call, press the up button. To return to the previous call, press the down button. 

For more details, see 7.2.13 Opto-isolated inputs and your ECS / EHX 

documentation. 

Note:  For an audio block diagram for V-Series panels, see Figure 5-6: V-Series 

audio block diagram. The diagram shows all the allowed audio routes and 

valid crosspoints allowed by V-Series panels. Some of the audio paths shown 

by the diagram are only available with the audio mixer function in ECS / EHX. 

5.17  Rotary panels 

Rotary panels can have talk and listen labels assigned to the same key in ECS / 

EHX. The talk and listen functions are divided between the rotary control 

(listen) and the pushbutton under the display (talk).  

If the rotary control is pressed then the listen function is selected. The rotary 

control light is lit 

green

. 

If the pushbutton (talk button) under the display is pressed, then the talk 

function is selected and the talk button is lit 

red

. 

If listen is latched while talking, then the rotary control is lit 

green 

and the 

pushbutton (talk button) is lit 

red

.