Extron electronic MTPX Plus Series Preferences menu, Ties as Lines Displays ties as lines figure

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Preferences menu

Immediate Changes — Causes configuration changes to take effect immediately.

Hold/Verify Changes — Delays implementation of configuration changes until the Changes – Take button is pressed.

Ties as Lines — Displays ties as lines (figure 5-18).

Figure 5-18 — Ties shown as lines

Ties as Crosspoints — Displays ties as a matrix of inputs and outputs (figure 5-19). Ties that have been made are indicated as amber (video and audio), green (video only), and red (audio only) boxes. Ties that will take effect when you click the Take button are indicated by +. Ties that will be broken when you click the Take button are indicated by –.

Figure 5-19 — Ties shown as crosspoints

Limit ties to same group — Allows you to limit the creation of ties using the program to inputs and outputs that are in the same group (similar to front panel operation).

Icons in I/O boxes — Erases any numbers in the I/O boxes in the

Control Program window (figure 5-6). You can place icons in the

boxes.

Numbers in I/O boxes — Erases any icons in the I/O boxes in the Control Program window and fills each box with the associated input or output number.

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