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Using emulation mode – Extron Electronics FOX Matrix 7200 User Manual

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Catch FPC/other’s changes — When checked, sets the switcher to report all

configuration and setting changes to the serial port or Ethernet connection that turned
this selection on. These reports allow the Matrix Switchers Control Program to track
the changes that occur in the configuration and settings of the switcher, whether
commanded via the front panel, a serial port, or the Ethernet port.

Master-Reset selection

Master reset performs all of the following functions:

Clears all ties

Clears all presets

Clears all rooms

Clears all output mutes

Resets all I/O grouping

NOTE: Master reset does not reset the Internet protocol (IP) settings.

Using Emulation Mode

Emulation mode allows you to set up the software without connecting the switcher. Use
emulation mode as follows:

1.

To run the Matrix Switchers Control Program, click

Start

>

Programs

>

Extron

Electronics

>

Matrix

Switchers

>

MATRIX

Switcher

+

Control

Pgm

.

The Comm Port Selection window (see figure 48) appears.

Figure 48.

Comm Port Selection Window

2.

Choose

Emulate

, and click

OK

.

3.

Choose an emulation file to open, and click

OK

. The file DEMO.MTX provides a sample

of a completed matrix setup. Selecting the file NEW.INI or clicking

Cancel

provides a

blank setup window to get you started.

4.

Enter the file name under which you want to save any changes to the file, and click

OK

.

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