Extron electronic 6400s manual Grouping, I/O grouping of incompatible video formats

I/O grouping

I/O grouping is a matrix switcher feature that allows you to subdivide the front panel controls of the matrix into up to four smaller functional sub-switchers (figure 3-4) and limit tie creation from the front panel only. Inputs and outputs can be assigned to one of four groups or not assigned to any group.

INPUTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

17 181920 21 2223242526 27

33 343536 37 3839404142 43 49 505152 53 5455565758 59

							INPUTS
Group		Group			Group
	1		2			3
							OUTPUTS
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10 11
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25									26 27
33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43
49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
							OUTPUTS

NOTE All of the equipment in this figure

is connected through the appropriate fiber optic transmitter or receiver.

Computer #24	3 input, 4 output
	DVI matrix
	Input	Projector
	24 25 26
Computer #3	5
	6	Output
Computer #26
	7
	8

Group 3 Monitor

Computer #17

Computer #3

Computer #20

4 input, 2 output RGB video matrix

Input

17 18 19 20

1

2 Output

Group 1

Monitor

Monitor

Document Camera

VCR

DVD

3 input, 2 output

HD-SDI video matrix

Input

21 22 23

34 Output

Group 2

1 2 3 4 5

USP 405

Monitor

Figure 3-4 — I/O grouping of incompatible video formats

When you are creating ties on the front panel, inputs and outputs that are assigned to a group can be tied only to other outputs and inputs within the same group. For example, a front panel operator cannot tie an input that is assigned to group 1 to an output that is assigned to group 2. Ungrouped inputs and outputs can be switched to outputs and inputs in any group. Ties between groups (an input in group 1 tied to an output in group 2) can be created under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

Fiber Matrix 6400 Switcher • Operation 3-17