I/o plane selection buttons, Input and output buttons – Extron Electronics SMX System User Guide User Manual
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SMX System MultiMatrix Switcher • Operation
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I/O Plane Selection Buttons
a
Plane selection buttons — The buttons, labeled 0 through 15, allow plane selection
and identify any tied inputs and outputs on the selected plane. These correspond to the
board rotary switch settings.
Input and Output Buttons
b
Input selection buttons — Input buttons 1 through 16 select inputs to tie to outputs,
remove or replace ties, and to view ties. Any input can be tied to any output as video,
audio, or both (see the
on page 16 for more details).
NOTE: Input and output buttons light (or flash) green for video signals, red for audio
signals, and bright amber for both video and audio signals.
Input buttons are also used to:
•
Save and recall global presets (1 through 16)
•
Save and recall plane presets (1 though 10)
•
Display the output audio volume level
•
Display RGB delay up to 5 seconds (inputs 1-10), in 0.5 second intervals, (for SMX
VGA and RGBHV boards only)
•
Select inputs to view or adjust the audio level of that input
•
Select inputs to enable muting or unmuting of tied outputs
•
Set button backlight to On or Off (press and hold inputs 1 and 2 simultaneously)
•
Activate audio gain and output volume control (press any button twice, when the
SMX is in view mode with an audio plane selected).
c
Output selection buttons — The output buttons 1 through 16 select the output to tie
to any selected active input, and identify existing ties (video, audio, or both) active on
that selected output (see
on page 16 and
on
page 18 for method).
Any output can be tied to any input as video, audio, or both (see
on page 16 and
on page 17 for more details).
Output buttons are also used to:
•
Save and recall global presets (17 through 32, using outputs 1 though 16)
•
Display the input audio level
•
Show which outputs are tied to any selected input
•
Select outputs for muting or unmuting
•
Select an audio output for volume adjustment
•
Activate audio gain and output volume control (press any button once when an
audio plane is selected and flashing
NOTE: Throughout this guide, the front panel buttons status is
shown as unlit, lit, or flashing.
Unlit
Flashing
Lit