Extron Electronics SW VGA_Ars Series User Guide - Manual (Page 19)

SW VGArs / Ars Series Switchers • Remote Control
SW VGArs / Ars Series Switchers • Remote Control
Remote Contr
ol, cont’d
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)
Command ASCII Command Response Additional description
(host to switcher) (switcher to host)
Windows-Based Pr
ogram Contr
o
l
The W
indows-based Extr
on Universal Switcher Contr
ol
Pr
ogram, which communicates with the switcher via the RS-232
port, pr
ovides an easy way to configur
e and operate the
SW VGArs /
Ars Series switchers. The pr
ogram is compatible
with W
indows 2000 and W
indows XP.
Installing the softwar
e
The pr
ogram is contained on the Extr
on Softwar
e Pr
oducts disk.
Install the softwar
e as follows:
1
.
Insert the disk into the drive. The installation pr
ogram
should start automatically
. If it does not self-start, run
Launch.exe fr
om the disk.
The Extr
on softwar
e disk window appears (figur
e 4-2).
Figure 4-2 — Software disk window
2
.
Click the Softwar
e tab (figur
e 4-2).
3
.
Scr
oll to the desir
ed pr
ogram and click Install (figur
e 4-3).
Figure 4-3 — Software installation
Front panel mode
Set normal switch mode 1# F1 Set switch mode to normal.
Set auto switch mode 2# F2 Set switch mode to auto (auto-switch).
Front panel lock (Executive mode)
Lock front panel 1X Exe1 Lock front panel controls.
Unlock front panel 0X Exe0 Unlock front panel controls.
Show front panel lock status X X3 Show front panel lock status,
0 = unlocked, 1 = locked).
View, information, part number, and firmware requests
Information request I/i V X1 •A X1 •F• X5 •Vmt X3 •Amt X3
Example V2•A2•F•2•Vmt 0•Amt 1
Video input 2; audio input 2; front panel mode
auto; video not muted, audio muted.
Request for part number N/n 60-xxx-xx
Query software version Q/q X4 Software version x.xx.
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