Serial Communications, cont’d

2.

With the exception of input audio level, the controls on the control panel

 

window operate the same as the physical front panel of the transmitter. See

 

chapter 3, Operation.

 

 

If you click the Projector On or Projector Off button, the Projector Power

 

 

 

 

LED on the transmitter’s front panel blinks while the delay times out. All

 

 

front panel operations are disabled during the delay.

 

 

The

button mutes and unmutes the audio output.

 

 

3.

For input volume control, click Controls > Input Volume. The Set Input Volume

 

window appears (figure 4-15).

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 4-15 — Transmitter input volume window

 

a.

For each input, select that input on the front panel.

 

b.

Click and drag on the slider or click the scroll up ( ) or scroll down ( )

 

 

button to adjust the input level from 0dB (unity) through –15dB as

 

 

required for best performance.

 

 

Clicking the Reset Volume button resets each input’s audio level to 0db

 

 

 

 

(unity).

4.

Click in the upper right corner of the window to close the window.

5.

If no further operations are to be performed, halt communication with the

 

switcher by selecting a different address. See Establishing communications with

 

the program, step 12.

Using the help system

For information about program features, you can access the help program in the following ways:

From the ICS100 startup window, select Help from the Help menu.

From the Button Codes window, press the F1 key.

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Extron electronic TPS150 manual Using the help system, Button mutes and unmutes the audio output

TPS150 specifications

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