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You can break audio away from the video for a given input or output (assign video and audio to different groups) by isolating only video or only audio using the front panel Video and Audio buttons after you select I/O Group mode (between steps 2 and 3, below).

Audio breakaway across different groups can be confusing when you are operating the front panel. Breakaway grouping is not displayed by the Matrix Switchers Control Program, HTML pages, or SIS commands; and is not recommended (breakaway ties, once created, are displayed).

Create I/O groups on the front panel as follows:

NOTE: I/O groups are protected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected. You can

view the groups in Lock mode 2, but you cannot change them from the front

panel (see “Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes)” on page 59).

1.Press the Esc button to clear any input buttons, output buttons, or control buttons 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.

C O N T R O L

ENTER	PRESET	VIEW	ESC
Group # 1	2	3	4

• Press the Esc button to select group 4.

4.Select the desired input or inputs and output or outputs to assign to the group by pressing the input and output buttons.

5.Press and release the Video and Audio button to exit the I/O Group mode, or allow the mode to time out after approximately 30 seconds.

NOTES: • Ties between groups (an input in group 1 tied to an output in group 2)

can be created under serial port, USB 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, USB 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.

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