Extron electronic MPX PLUS 866 A Switch User Manual


 
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MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation
PRELIMINARY
N • Videotiescannotbemadebetweenthecomputervideogroupandthelow
resolutionvideogroup(gure3-3).
AUDIO
VIDEO
COMPUTER INPUTS
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14
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VIDEO INPUTS
VIDEO OUTPUTS
COMPUTER/AUDIO OUTPUTS
I/O
Figure 3-3 — Video ties
• Audiotiescanonlybemadetothecomputervideo/audiogroup
(outputs1through6)(gure3-4).
AUDIO
VIDEO
COMPUTER INPUTS
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2
3
4
5
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VIDEO INPUTS
VIDEO OUTPUTS
COMPUTER/AUDIO OUTPUTS
I/O
Figure 3-4 — Audio ties
• Videoandaudiotiesbetweenthelowresolutionvideoinputgroupandthe
lowresolutionvideooutputgrouparealwaysmadewiththeaudioredirected.
Insuchanoperation,theswitcherautomaticallytiestheaudiotoanoutput
inthecomputervideo/audiooutputsgroup(outputs1through6)asfollows:
Ifthevideoistiedtooutput7,theaudioistiedtooutput1.
Ifthevideoistiedtooutput8,theaudioistiedtooutput2.
Ifthevideoistiedtooutput9,theaudioistiedtooutput3.
Ifthevideoistiedtooutput10,theaudioistiedtooutput4.
Ifthevideoistiedtooutput11,theaudioistiedtooutput5.
Ifthevideoistiedtooutput12,theaudioistiedtooutput6.
• Ifvideoisselectedforconguration(theVideoLEDislit)andyoupressthe
inputbuttonforaninputinonegroupandthentrytoselectanoutputinthe
othergroup,theassociatedoutputbuttoncannotbeselected.Theassociated
inputLEDremainslit.
• Audiofromthemicgroupcannotbeselectedfromthefrontpanel.Audioin
thisgroupcanbeselectedonlyunderserialportorEthernetcontrol.
• Onlyonevideoinputandoneaudioinputcanbetiedtoanoutput.
• Ifatieismadebetweenaninputandanoutput,andtheselectedoutputwas
previouslytiedtoanotherinput,theoldertieisbrokeninfavorofthenewer
tie.
• Ifaninputwithnotieisselected,onlythatinput’sbuttonlights.
• WhentheVideobuttonandAudiobuttonarelit,ifaninputwithanaudio
tiebutnovideotieisselected,theoutputbuttonlightstheappropriatecolor
(amber,green,orred).
• Aseachinputandoutputisselected,theassociatedoutputbuttonblinksthe
appropriatecolortoindicateatentativetie.Buttonsforoutput(s)thatwere
alreadytiedtotheinputlighttheappropriatecolorsteadily.Outputsthatare
alreadytiedcanbelefton,alongwithnewblinkingselections,ortoggledoff
bypressingtheassociatedoutputbutton.