Extron electronic MVX VGA A manual Selecting the rear panel Remote port protocol and baud rate

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Selecting the rear panel Remote port protocol and baud rate

NThe Remote port settings are protected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected. You can view the settings in Lock mode 2 but you cannot adjust them from the front panel.

The switcher’s rear panel Remote port 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 switcher’s remote port’s serial communications settings as follows:

1.	To enter Serial Port Configuration mode, simultaneously press and hold all
	Control buttons (Enter, Preset, View, and Esc) (figure 3-59).

Press and hold the Enter, Preset, View, and Esc buttons.

PRELIMINARY

CONTROL

ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC

= Lit LED, = Blinking LED

CONTROLI/O

ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC RGBHV AUDIO

All Control LEDs light with one LED flashing. Both I/O LEDs light with one LED flashing.

The flashing Control LED indicates the baud rate as follows:

Enter — 9600	Preset — 19200
View — 38400	Esc — 115200

The flashing I/O LED indicates the protocol as follows:

RGBHV — RS-232 Audio — RS-422

In this example, the port is set to RS-232 at 9600 baud.

Figure 3-59 — RS-232/RS-422 and baud rate display

2. Release the Control buttons.

NThe serial port settings are protected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected. You can view the settings in Lock mode 2 but you cannot change them from the front panel.

If front panel Lock mode 2 is selected and you try to perform step 3 (on the next page), the actions are ignored; and the Enter, RGBHV, and Audio LEDs flash.

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