CHAPTER 4: CONSOLE FEATURES 33• Configuration Tabs: Displays several screens in which the user configures different elements of theapplication• Configuration Save Commands: Used to save or ignore changes made to configurationConfiguration Lock and the Configuration Save CommandsDominion SX is designed to allow only one user to configure it at any given time. When a user clicks onany of the Configuration tabs, that user acquires the Configuration Lock, preventing others from modifyingthe configurations. Other users may click on Configuration tabs at the same time, but will view all data inRead-only mode. Only after the lock is released can another user modify configurations.To Release the Configuration Lock:• Save the Configuration Changes: Saving the configuration commits the updated information to theunit and automatically releases the Configuration Lock.• Reload the Previous Configuration: Reloading the previous configuration deletes all updatedinformation, reverts to the previously saved data, and automatically releases the Configuration Lock.• Unlock the Configuration: Clicking on the [Unlock Config] button located in the lower right cornerof all Configuration screens releases the Configuration Lock only if the user has not updated anyconfiguration changes. If any changes have been updated, only a Save or a Reload can unlock theconfiguration.Note: Releasing the configuration lock loses any changes that are not updated.Important! It is advisable to release the configuration lock once all necessary changes are made.This leaves the configuration available in the event that other users have to make modificationsto the device.UpdateMany of the Configuration tab screens feature an [Update] button. A user would click on the [Update]button to notify the system that changes have been made in that Configuration screen. The configurationchanges do not take effect until they are saved. This offers two convenient advantages:• The user can make as many changes as intended in any number of tabs and just keep the changesupdated. All changes could be committed to take effect when desired with a single Save operation.• The user can reject all changes made in a single session using the Reload option, offering a higherdegree of error tolerance for the system. Any accidental deletions or modifications could be rolled backwithout having to log out of the unit.Save and ReloadUsers can apply configuration changes to the Dominion SX unit by clicking on the [Save] button afterediting Configuration screens. Users can reject all the configuration changes using the [Reload] button, butit is important to remember that configuration changes cannot be reloaded once they are saved.To Save Configuration Changes:1. Click on the [Configuration] button in the left panel.2. Click on the tab(s) for the screens in which you want to make configuration changes.3. When the status bar displays the Configuration locked message, other users cannot modify the unit’sconfiguration.4. Modify data in the screen and click on the [Update] button.5. The status bar will display the message: Configuration changes not saved.6. Click on the [Save] button.Note: If you are making changes to several different configuration screens in one session, click on the[Update] button in each screen, but wait until making changes in the final configuration screen, and thenclick on the [Save] button to save all changes with just one action.
