PRELIMINARY

Operation, cont’d

Example 10: Muting and unmuting an output

In the following example, several switcher outputs are muted and unmuted. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

1. Clear all selections: Press and release the Esc button.

Press and release the Esc button.

C O N T R O L

ENTER

PRESET

VIEW

ESC

 

 

The button flashes once.

2. Select video and audio, video only, or audio only: If necessary, press and release the Video button and/or Audio button.

Press the Video button

 

 

I / O

 

 

Press the Audio button

to toggle on and off.

 

 

 

 

to toggle on and off.

 

 

 

VIDEO

AUDIO

 

 

 

The button lights green

 

 

The button lights red

 

 

 

 

when selected, is unlit

 

 

 

 

when selected, is unlit

when deselected.

 

 

 

 

when deselected.

NOTE Video is selected in this example.

3. Select View-onlymode: Press and release the View button.

NThis example shows the front panel indications if example 1, example 2, and example 3 have been completed.

Press the View button.

C O N T R O L

ENTER

PRESET

VIEW

ESC

 

 

The button lights red.

Until you select an input, the buttons for all untied outputs light the appropriate color:

Green if video is selected in step 2.

Red if audio is selected in step 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

Video Outputs buttons 7 through 12

1

2

3

4

5

6

 

 

can only light green because audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cannot be tied to the low resolution

 

COMPUTER/AUDIO OUTPUTS

 

 

 

video outputs.

 

 

 

 

 

NOutput mutes are protected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected. You can view the mutes in Lock mode 2 but you cannot change them from the front panel. See “Setting the front panel Locks (Executive modes)” on page 3-44.

If front panel Lock mode 2 is selected and you try to perform steps 4 and 5, the actions are ignored.

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Extron electronic MPX Plus 866 A manual Example 10 Muting and unmuting an output

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