Extron Electronics FOX Matrix 7200 - Manual (Page 50)

Background Illumination
The buttons on the front panel can be set to provide amber background illumination at
all times or the background illumination can be turned off. To toggle the background
illumination on or off, press and hold the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons simultaneously for
approximately 2 seconds (see figure 25).
1 2 3
17 18 19 32
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Press and hold the Input 1 and Input 2
buttons simultaneously to toggle
background illumination mode on or off.
After approximately 2 seconds, release
the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons.
Figure 25. Toggle Background Illumination On or Off
Selecting the Rear Panel Remote Port Protocol and Baud Rate
All switchers can support either RS‑232 or RS‑422 serial communication protocol and can
operate at the 9600, 19200, 38400, and 115200 baud rate. The settings of these variables
can be viewed and changed from the front panel.
View and configure the serial communications settings as follows:
1. Select Serial Port Selection and Configuration mode: Simultaneously press and
hold all Control buttons (Enter, Preset, View, and Esc).
2 seconds
C O N T R O L
PRESET ENTER ESC VIEW
• •
C O N T R O L
PRESET ENTER ESC VIEW
31 32 0
The flashing Control button indicates the baud rate as follows:
Enter — 9600
Preset — 19200
View — 38400 Esc — 115200
The flashing output button indicates the protocol as follows:
Output 31 (71) — RS-232
Output 32 (72) — RS-422
In this example, the port is set to RS-232 at 9600 baud.
Press and hold the Enter, Preset,
View, and Esc buttons.
All Control buttons light with
one flashing. Outputs 31 and 32 (FOX Matrix 3200) or
Outputs 71 and 72 (FOX Matrix 7200)
both light with one button flashing.
2. Release the Control buttons.
3. Change a value: Press and release the button that relates to the desired value.
C O N T R O L
PRESET ENTER ESC VIEW
31 32 0
Press and release the button(s) to configure the port as follows:
Baud rate:
Enter — 9600
Preset — 19200
View — 38400 Esc — 115200
Serial protocol:
Ouput 31 (71) — RS-232
Output 32 (72) — RS-422
The selected buttons blink and the others remain lit.
In this example, the port is set to RS-422 at 38400 baud.
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