PRELIMINARY

Operation, cont’d

4. Change the volume level: Press and release the Esc (>) button once to increase the volume by 1.5%.

Press and release the Esc (>) button several more times to increase the volume by 1.5% per button push. Note the input button indication changes that occur each time the Esc (>) button is pressed and released.

NYou can press and hold the Esc (>) or View (<) button to ramp the level up or down by 3 dB per second to the high or low limit.

The figure below shows the result of pressing the Esc (>) button a total of 13 times.

Press the Esc button

Fast Blinking Button:

26 dB attenuation

 

 

61% volume

 

 

 

ESC

 

 

COMPUTER INPUTS

 

 

 

 

VIDEO INPUTS

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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10 11 12 13 14

Decrease the audio

• The input buttons display the selected output's audio volume level.

attenuation (thereby

• In this example, the lit and blinking input buttons indicate 59.5 to 61 percent of the applied audio input.

increasing the audio

level) that is applied

• The unlit and unblinking input buttons indicate an audio volume attenuation of 26 dB to 27 dB.

to the output volume

 

level by 1 dB per

 

button push.

 

5. Deselect Audio mode: Press and release the Audio button.

Press the Audio button to exit audio mode.

I / O

The Video button

VIDEO

AUDIO

The Audio button stops

lights green.

blinking and lights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

All input buttons and output buttons return to unlit or background illumination.

Selecting the RS-232 Primary port’s baud rate

The matrix switcher supports the RS-232 serial communication protocol on the front panel Configuration port and the rear panel RS-232 Primary and RS-232 Secondary ports. All three ports can operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, and 115200 baud. The baud rate for the RS-232 Primary port can be viewed and changed from the front panel.

View and configure the RS-232 Primary port’s baud rate as follows:

1. Select Serial Port Configuration mode: Simultaneously press and hold all Control buttons (Enter, Preset, View, and Esc).

Press and hold the Enter, Preset, View, and Esc buttons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

O N T R O L

 

 

C O N T R O L

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

PRESET

VIEW

ESC

2 seconds

ENTER

PRESET

VIEW

ESC

 

 

 

 

 

All Control buttons light with one flashing.

The flashing Control button indicates the baud rate as follows:

Enter — 9600

Preset — 19200

View — 38400

Esc — 115200

2.

Release the Control buttons.

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Extron electronic MPX Plus 866 A manual Selecting the RS-232 Primary port’s baud rate

MPX Plus 866 A specifications

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