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Video stream input configuration, Configure – Extron Electronics VN-Matrix 250 User Guide User Manual

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z

Data interface is a read‑only field that reports which of the

CAT 5

(by default) or

SFP

connectors is currently active on LAN 2.

z

Multicast TTL (Time to Live) defines the number of hops multicast traffic makes between
routed domains when it exits a Source.

Configuration — allows you to configure the video attributes of the source (

VideoPort

link

), the audio attributes of the source (

AudioPort

link

), the data attributes (

Data

link

),

or the display attributes and source selection.

Video Stream Input Configuration

Click on the

videoPort0

link to configure the video input. The

Configure

tab for

videoPort0 opens:

Configure (VideoPort0) Tab

Figure 30.

VideoPort0 Tab

The

Upgrade

and

Peripherals

tabs disappear and

Bandwidth

and

Video Setup

tabs

appear, with the

Configure

tab highlighted.

By default the video port is named

videoPort0

. If required, change the name by editing the

Name

field and clicking

update

.

The top panel provides information about:

z

Input Mode — shows the operating mode of the input. Normally this should show

auto

. It is controlled in the

Video Setup tab

(see page 52).

z

Current Mode — shows the currently detected source type.

z

Source Status — describes the video input connection.

Active

means the video

source has been recognized at the input.

Unplugged

means either no source is

connected or there is no active video signal from the connected source.

Video input — EDID settings

Set the EDID (D) for the digital video input and the EDID (A) for the analog input. In most
cases, transparent is the correct option. This allows the EDID data of the loop‑through
display to pass through the VNE 250 to the source PC.
The Monitor EDID shows the name of the display currently connected to the loop‑through
video connector.

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