Extron electronic MPX PLUS 866 A Switch User Manual


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MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Software
PRELIMINARY
The ExtronName/Descriptor field contains the name of the matrix switcher.
This descriptor can be changed to any valid name, up to 12 alphanumeric characters.
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The following characters are invalid in the Extron Name/Descriptor field:
{space} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.
Edit any of these fields as follows:
1
. Click in the desired field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
2. Edit the address or name as desired.
3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the field.
4. Click the Take button to make the address change take affect.
Hardware Address field
The hardware address (MAC address) is hardcoded in the matrix switcher and
cannot be changed.
Use DHCP checkbox
The Use DHCP checkbox directs the matrix switcher to ignore any entered IP
addresses and to obtain its IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) server (if the network is DHCP capable). Contact the local system
administrator.
Date, Time (local), and GMT (offset) fields
The DateelddisplaysthecurrentdateintheGreenwichMeanTimezone.
The Time (local) field displays the current time in the local time zone.
The GMT field displays the amount of time, in hours and minutes, that the local
timevariesfromtheGMTinternationaltimereference.
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Rather than the following procedure, your can click the Sync Time to PC
button to set the switcher to your computer’s internal time.
If desired, adjust any of these values as follows:
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. Click in the desired field. The field changes to an editable field appropriate to
the value being change and the graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
• TheDate field is in the format
(M)M/(D)D/YYYY. Leading zeroes are not
shown.
• TheTime (local) field is in the format HH:MM:SS,
(00:00:00 to 23:59:59).
• TheGMTeld(offsetfromGMT)isintheformat±HH:MM
(–12:00 to +14:00).
2
. Edit the field as desired to set the proper proper value. For time, use the
24-hour time standard. Leading zeroes are optional.
3
. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the set date ,
set time, set offset field.
4
. Click the Take button to make the date change take affect.
Sync Time to PC button
Clicking the Sync Time to PC button causes the computer you are operating to
send its internal time to the switcher in a set time command.
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