Extron electronic ISM 824 manual Control program menus and pages, Menu features, File, Tools

ISM 824 Multiswitcher Software, cont’d

Control program menus and pages

Extron ISM 824 Control Program (figure 5-5) emulates some of the front panel

features of the ISM 824 multiswitcher. The main software window has four pages; I/O control, I/O settings, Audio settings, and Output cards. Each one of these pages are interactive and are used to configure and control the ISM 824 when connected. Click on each one as desired to complete configuration of the multiswitcher, following the instructions below.

Other settings and features are available through the drop down menu system under “ File”, “Tools”, and “Help”.

Menu features

There are three menu item on the menu bar; File, Tools, and Help.

File

This drop down menu has the following items: Connect, Disconnect, File Manager, and Exit.

Figure 5-6 — File menu

•Connect — Selecting this opens a window with two connection type tabs (see figure 5-4). Select the connection method preferred, complete the address fields then click Connect to connect with your ISM 824. The status bar at the bottom of the main window indicates connection status.

•Disconnect — Selecting this disconnects the software from the ISM 824. The interactive fields in the current control panel window are grayed out, and the pages and tools menu are non selectable. The status bar at the bottom of the main window indicates disconnected status.

•File Manager — This menu allows the user to access, sort, delete or create files to upload to the ISM 824.

•Exit — Select this to close the ISM 824 Windows Control program. To restart the program follow the “Using the software” section, earlier in this chapter.

Tools

This drop down menu has the following items: Data Tracer, Device Images, Executive Mode, I/O Group Settings, Output Card Reset, Unit Settings, Unit Reset, and Update Firmware.

Figure 5-7 — Tools menu

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