Chapter 2: Overview

 

Table 2-1 (Continued). Front panel components.

 

 

Number Component

Description

 

 

Function Key — ALL

Disables (mute) video on all destinations OR selects the same source to all destinations.

 

 

Option 1: Press ALL followed by the OFF button. The display will show “0,” indicating that all destinations

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have no video selected.

 

 

Option 2: Press ALL followed by Source 1 through 8. The display will show the source selected.

 

Press ENTER and the preset source selection will be assigned to all destinations.

Function Key — OFF

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Disables (mutes) video to selected channels.

Press the OFF button followed by any destination channel.

Press button 1 through 8 to select the output destination. The display will show “0” for the selected channel indicating no video selected.

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Function Key – ENTER

Press the ENTER key to confirm entries.

 

 

 

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Input Status Display

Input source 1 to 8 LED lights blue to indicate that a video source is present on that input.

 

 

 

13

IR Sensor

The IR sensor receives IR commands from the supplied remote control or third-party emitter.

 

 

 

 

 

Separate outputs 1 through 8 select buttons are provided for each destination assignment. Routing can

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Destination Select Buttons

be source to destination or one source to multiple destinations.

Example: Press Destination 1, 3, 5, then press Source 2. The switch will route Input 12 to Output 1, 3,

 

 

 

 

5, respectively.

 

 

 

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19" rackmount brackets

Brackets included to install the switch in a 19" rack. (Brackets not shown in Figure 2-1; they attach to

shown)

the sides of the switch.)

 

 

 

 

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