Extron Electronics MTPX Plus Series Manual

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MTPX Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers • Operation

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The I/O groups can be set up on the front panel or by using RS-232/RS-422 and

LAN ports and either the SIS or the Windows control program (see chapter 4,

“Programmer’s Guide”, and chapter 5, “Matrix Software”). Create I/O groups on

the front panel as follows:

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 I/Ogroupsareprotectedwhenfrontpanellockmode2isselected.Youcanview

thegroupsinlockmode2,butyoucannotchangethemfromthefrontpanel.See

“SettingthefrontpanelLocks(Executivemodes)”onpage3-46.

1. Press the Esc button to clear any input buttons, output buttons, or control

buttons that may be lit.

2. To enter I/OGroup mode, press and hold the Input 1 and Output 1 buttons

until the input and output buttons light to display the ungrouped inputs and

outputs.

3. Press and release one of the Control buttons to select a group:

• PresstheEnterbuttontoselectgroup1.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

ESCVIEW

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• PressthePresetbuttontoselectgroup2.

• PresstheViewbuttontoselectgroup3.

• PresstheEscbuttontoselectgroup4.

4. Select the desired input(s) and output(s) to assign to the group by pressing the

input and output buttons.

5. Press and release the Video and Audio button to exit the I/OGroupmode, or

allow the mode to time out after approximately 30 seconds.

N • Tiesbetweengroups(aninputingroup1tiedtoanoutputingroup2)can

becreatedunderRS-232/RS-422orEthernetcontrol.

• TiesthatwerecreatedbeforeI/Ogroupswerecreatedremainvalid,evenif

they include inputs and outputs in different groups.

• PresetscanbecreatedunderRS-232/RS-422orEthernetcontrolthattie

inputs and outputs across group boundaries. These presets are selectable

from the front panel.

• Aninputoroutputcanbeassignedtoonlyonegroup.Ifyouassignan

input or output to a group and that input or output is already assigned to a

different group, the older grouping is discarded in favor of the new grouping.

• Youcan break audio away from the video for a given input or output

(assigned to different groups) by isolating only video or only audio using the

front panel Video and/or Audio buttons after you select I/O Group mode

(between steps 2 and 3).

Audio breakaway across different groups can be confusing when you are

operatingthefrontpanel.Breakawaygroupingis not displayed by the

MatrixSwitchersControlProgram,HTMLpages,orSIScommands;andis

not recommended (breakaway ties, once created, are displayed).

• ForI/Ogroupstohaveanyfunction,atleasttwogroupsmustbecreated.