The supervisor menu allows the user to select another v-panel to supervise from the panels listed in the sort groups. The target panel cannot be the current v-panel (an error message will be displayed if this is selected) and must be a V-Series panel with the same number of keys or fewer keys than the supervising panel.  The supervisor menu is only available if enabled in ECS in the setup matrix hardware / advanced settings / softmode options is checked for the port the supervising panel is connected to.  Supervisor mode activates the following features on another v-panel: • Audio to the target panel• Display text• Display level control bars• Key presses and releases• Cross-point level control• Microphone gain• Loudspeaker cut• Head-set select• Microphone mute• Side-tone control
General purpose inputs and outputs are not mimicked or remotely controllable as they may not be connected to the same hardware on the supervisor and target panels. Pushbutton panels can supervise lever key panels but will not be able to mimic or control lever key up assignments; only the lever key down assignments will be supervised. To exit supervisor mode the panel operator must hold down the ‘menu’ button on the keypad for at least 3 seconds. The key displays on both panels will then return to the normal (non-supervised) state. A supervisor hot key is automatically configured in ECS which will allow rapid entry to supervisor mode. When the supervise hot key is selected the labels to panels which may be supervised will flash and the Reply keywill display ‘SUPERVISE’ in highlighted mode. Pressing the Reply key will exit this mode.