Selecting the rear panel remote port, Protocol and baud rate, Rate – Extron Electronics MTPX Plus 6400 Series User Guide User Manual
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Selecting the Rear Panel Remote Port Protocol and Baud Rate
NOTE: The port protocol and baud rate are protected when front panel Lock mode 2 is
selected. You can view the configurations in Lock mode 2 but you cannot adjust
them from the front panel (see “
Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive
The switcher can support either RS-232 or RS-422 serial communication protocol and can
operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, and 115200 baud rates. The settings of these variables can
be viewed and changed from the front panel.
View and configure the serial communications settings of the switcher as follows:
1.
Select Serial Port Selection and Configuration mode: Simultaneously
press and hold all Control buttons (Enter, Preset, View, and Esc).
2 seconds
I / O
VIDEO
AUDIO
•
•
C O N T R O L
PRESET
ENTER
ESC
VIEW
C O N T R O L
PRESET
ENTER
ESC
VIEW
The flashing Control button indicates the
baud rate as follows:
Enter — 9600
Preset — 19200
View — 38400
Esc — 115200
The flashing I/O button indicates the
protocol as follows:
Video — RS-232 Audio — RS-422
In this example, the port is set to RS-232 at 9600 baud.
All Control buttons light with
one flashing.
Both I/O buttons light
with one flashing.
Press and
hold the buttons.
NOTE: The Input buttons indicate
the configuration of the
secondary wire pairs. See
“
,”
earlier in this chapter.
2.
Release the Input buttons.
NOTE: If front panel Lock mode 2 is selected and you try to perform step 3, the
actions are ignored and the Enter, Video, and Audio buttons flash (see
“
Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes)
”
).
3.
Change a value: Press and release the button that relates to the desired value.
C O N T R O L
PRESET
ENTER
I / O
VIDEO AUDIO
ESC
VIEW
Press and release the button(s) to configure the port as follows:
Baud rate:
Enter — 9600
Preset — 19200
View — 38400
Esc — 115200
Serial protocol:
Video — RS-232 Audio — RS-422
The selected buttons blink and the others remain lit.
In this example, the port is set to RS-422 at 38400 baud.
4.
Exit Serial Port Selection and Configuration mode: Press and release
any output button.
C O N T R O L
PRESET
ENTER
I / O
VIDEO
AUDIO
ESC
VIEW
5
All Control, I/O, Input, and Output buttons
return to unlit or background illumination.
Press an
output button.
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