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Tutorial - Using the Matrix 3200/6400 System Virtualization/Control Software
Extron’s Matrix 3200/6400 System Virtualization/Control Program
The Matrix 3200/6400 System Virtualization/Control program communicates with the Extron Matrix 3200/6400 System through the
•System Virtualization - creating a virtual I/O switching System - (see Page
•Rooming - how to create Rooms - (see Page
The program also presents all the functions found on the optional
•Remote control and programming of the system in real time through the
•Saving system’s settings for later restoration to the same system (backup) or copying to (programming) another system. Multiple configurations (programs) can be saved to disk and any one quickly reloaded later, providing an unlimited number of possible setups.
•Creating Program
•Emulation
To load a demonstration set of Ties, Presets and Rooms to your Matrix (or Emulate one) Restore from the DEMO6400.MTX file which was installed with the Windows Software. Use NEW.INI to clear all settings in a unit.
Note that pressing the F1 key within the program will provide
An Explanation of VIRTUAL I/O SWITCHING in the Matrix 3200/ 6400 System
A Matrix 3200/6400 System consists of from 1 to 6 Switcher boxes (BMEs), each of which may have as many as 64 inputs and 64 outputs. It is usually desirable to have certain inputs (or outputs) switch together as a set: to Follow each other. For example, if the system hardware consisted of a 64 x 64 Video BME and a 64 x 64 Audio BME, you’d want your video monitor’s image and its audio speakers to be coming from the same source (maybe a VCR) and to follow each other when switched to another source (perhaps a Laser Disc player). This type of switching requires the two BMEs to communicate with each other so that they both switch to the correct inputs to create the follow condition. In the traditional and simplest configurations, hardware is usually designed to cause both BMEs to switch to the same input (or output) number.
An example where Follow mode is always required is with