Extron Electronics Matrix 6400 Series - Manual (Page 19)

Chapter 3 • Using the FPC 1000 Front Panel Controller
Extron • Matrix 3200/6400 Series Switchers • FPC 1000 • User’s Manual 3-6
Name
Use this button to change the name of the Input or Output that is currently
selected. After pressing the Name button, the instruction message becomes:
“Enter new name”
The option soft buttons become: “Caps”, “Delete”, “Take” and “ESC”
_________ The speed knob symbol will appear as a cursor above the character position of
the name you are about to change. Use the knob to scroll through the characters
(blank, special characters, 0-9 and A-Z). The letters appear as upper case. To
change letters to lower case, press the Caps button for each letter to be
changed.
When in the left-most position, the Delete button
eliminates the character position and the information to
the right moves over to fill in the space. When the
symbol is in any other position, a space replaces the
character.
When the desired character appears under the symbol
position, use the lower-right button ( ) to step the next
character position. Use the lower-left button ( ) to step
back to the previous position.
When finished editing the name, press Take to save it or
ESC to exit without saving changes. At this time, a
message “Connection Made” appears briefly.
Breakaway
Breakaway means that not all of the components of an input are switched to (or
follow) the same output. An example of audio/video breakaway would be when
video (but not the audio) from input #2 ties to output #8. Output #8 may have no
audio, or it may be tied to audio from input #5, as shown to the left.
Another form of breakaway would be to switch the R (red), G (green) or B (blue)
planes separately. This is “plane breakaway”. When this type of breakaway is
being used, (**) will appear in place of the input number and the words “Break
Away” appear as the input name.
_______ Plane breakaway cannot be created from the FPC 1000, but can be done using a
PC or other control system, through RS-232 programming.
Virtual Switching and Room Presets
Virtual mapping cannot be set up from the FPC 1000 panel. It must be done
through RS-232 programming. However, the results of virtual configuration will
show in the FPC 1000 menus.
_______ Virtual switching is when, for operational purposes, the input or output numbers
may not be the same as their physical numbers.
For example, a large matrix switching system could include several different
areas, departments, or “rooms”. For everyday operations, the training
department may be independent from the sales department. For these conditions
each department would have its own set of audio/video sources (inputs) and
projectors, monitors and recording devices (outputs). The users in one “room”
know nothing of the equipment in another “room” because each have their own
room presets that act as a virtual matrix switcher. The training “room” could have
inputs 1-4 and outputs 1-3 and the sales “room” could have inputs 1-5 and
outputs 1-4. However, output #1 in training is not output #1 in sales because
different inputs and outputs are assigned to each “room” in a “preset”.