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diff --git a/static/v10/man1/vsw.1 b/static/v10/man1/vsw.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e24b1bfa --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man1/vsw.1 @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +.TH VSW 1 +.CT 1 prog_other +.SH NAME +vsw \- video switcher +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B vsw +[ +.I option +] [ +.I iopair ... +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Vsw +controls Dynair (System 10 and Dynasty) video switches. +There is a composite video switch and a 3 channel (rgb) switch. +Each switch has ten or more inputs and outputs. +Inputs may be attached to one or more outputs (fanout). +Outputs may not be attached to more than one input (no mixing). +.PP +The optional +.I iopair +arguments are two letters +.I io +which mean attach input letter +.I i +to output channel letter +.IR o . +The options are +.TP +.B -c +Use the composite video switch. +Exactly one of +.B -c +and +.B -r +must be specified. +.PD 0 +.TP +.B -d +Describe the input and output channels. +.TP +.B -i +Initialize the switch to a default setting. +.TP +.B -p +Print the current switch configuration suitable for processing with +.IR vsw . +.TP +.B -r +Use the rgb video switch. +Exactly one of +.B -c +and +.B -r +must be specified. +.TP +.B -v +Be more verbose. +.PD +.PP +By convention, video switch access to monitors is for +`INPUT B', +which is normally selected by a button on the front. +The Barco monitor is an exception; use +`COMP VIDEO 1'. +.SH EXAMPLES +.TP +.B x=`vsw -cp` +Save the current configuration. +.TP +.B vsw $x +Restore the configuration. +.SH SEE ALSO +.IR 2500 (1) +.SH BUGS +For timing reasons, +.I vsw +only works from fast or unloaded machines. +.br +The input/output names are a little terse. +.br +To power-cycle the rgb switch, look for the blue ribbon +cable that daisy chains the three boxes. +The box at +one end of the chain has a coax cable connected to `comm'; +start power cycling at the other end of the daisy chain. +.br +The switch may need to be reset after prolonged power outages +(in this case, +.I vsw +will complain) by +.br +.B "cd /n/bowell/usr/src/cmd/vsw; mk init.vsw" |
