[quote="EIC-Jeff"]I don't have the manual in front of me, but as I recall if you try and take a 'fake source' it will erase the phantom output. If I get some time I'll try and dig up the answer. -Jeff[/quote] Great, this one works. I have to assign a fake destination rather than a source. Thanks again for your help.

[quote="Perry my Cat"]The outputs available are typically programmed through the Jupiter Network Suite (JNS) application, installed on the routing switcher server computer.[/quote] Yes, that is surely possible. It would useful, however, to handle it directly on the panel. I will try both suggestions. Thanks a lot.

The outputs available are typically programmed through the Jupiter Network Suite (JNS) application, installed on the routing switcher server computer. I know in our case running JNS 5.1.1, you have to go into the "output set" table for that control panel and remove the destinations from the table. Or you could hard code them to a specific page. Eight virtual destinations multiplied by 20 pages available in the expansion panel. So, if you want VTR1 to be located on page 4, in the third spot on the display, multiply 8 destinations times 3 pages and then add the position number on the expansion panel, that you want VTR1 to appear. In this case, it would be 27. These values are entered in the output set for that panel. After making the table changes, save, compile and download the set. The unwanted destinations should disappear.

I don't have the manual in front of me, but as I recall if you try and take a 'fake source' it will erase the phantom output. If I get some time I'll try and dig up the answer. -Jeff

Thank you. I found nothing in the online documentation, only the 7000 series is well supported, but there are only brochures of previous Philips/BTS hardware. I will check the technical support or otherwise I will keep going on with experiments. Cheers.

Welcome Silvo: Did you try the Thompson/Grass Valley web site - here is a link to the Venus web support site: also other documentation manuals can be found here: http://www.grassvalley.com/cgi-bin/doc.pl?&set=routers&c=Venus|Venus%20Routing%20Switcher&super=broadcast and if all else fails here is a number for Southern Europe - Italy +39 02 24 13 16 01 +39 06 87 20 35 42 Good luck!