Operation, cont’d
Suggested applications for the I/O grouping feature include:
•Segregating specific video formats to prevent an input in one video format from being inadvertently applied to an output device that supports another video format
•Segregating input and output devices that are in separate rooms
•Segregating incompatible fiber signals, such as those from an FOX 500 system and a FOX
•Isolating video from being displayed on specific output devices for operational security reasons
The I/O groups can be set up on the front panel or by using either serial port and/or the LAN port and either the SIS or the Windows control program (see chapter 4, “Programmer’s Guide”, and chapter 5, “Matrix Software”).
Create I/O groups on the front panel as follows:
1. | Press the Esc button to clear any front panel button indications that may be lit. |
2. | To enter I/O Group mode, press and hold the Input 1 and Output 1 buttons |
| until the input and output buttons light to display the ungrouped inputs and |
| outputs. |
3. | Press and release one of the Control buttons to select a group: |
•Press the Enter button to select group 1.
•Press the Preset button to select group 2.
•Press the View button to select group 3.
•Press the Esc button to select group 4.
C O N T R O L
ENTER | PRESET | VIEW | ESC |
Group # 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
4. | Select the desired input(s) and output(s) to assign to the group by pressing the |
| input and output buttons. |
5. | Allow the I/O Group mode to time out after approximately 30 seconds. |
N• Ties between groups (an input in group 1 tied to an output in group 2) can be created under either serial port or Ethernet control.
•Ties that were created before I/O groups were created remain valid, even if they include inputs and outputs in different groups.
•Presets can be created under serial port or Ethernet control that tie inputs and outputs across group boundaries. These presets are selectable from the front panel.
•An input or output can be assigned to only one group. If you assign an input or output to a group and that input or output is already assigned to a different group, the older grouping is discarded in favor of the new grouping.
•For I/O groups to have any function, at least two groups must be created.
