Extron electronic TPX 88 A manual Windows buttons, drop boxes, and trash, Windows menus, File menu

Windows buttons, drop boxes, and trash

The buttons, drop boxes, and trash can on the right side of the program window perform the following functions:

Power — Unavailable for TPX switchers, because the switcher power cannot be controlled via software.

Executive mode — Allows you to lock out front panel operations, except for the view-only mode functions.

Presets menu — Displays a list of up to 16 global presets . You can select a preset from the list to display it in the window and either activate it (Go) or delete it (Delete).

Go — Activates the selected preset as the current configuration.

Save as — Allows the current set of ties to be saved as a preset. Enter the preset number when prompted to do so.

Changes – Take — Allows you to save to file any changes made to the displayed configuration.

Changes – Cancel — Returns to the previous screen, undoing any changes you have made.

Trash can — Drag and drop from an input or output button to the trash can to unmake all ties associated with that input or output.

Windows menus

File menu

Save matrix settings as — Saves a complete set of up to 16 presets, plus the last active setting (preset #0), to a file. Saved settings include audio gain settings (if specified), assigned icons, and icon captions.

Restore matrix settings from — Loads and activates a previously saved setting file.

Save this-session’s settings — Saves the current assigned icons and icon captions.

Restore last-session’s settings — Loads the icons and icon captions that were saved during the last session. If you saved the previous session’s changes to disk the last time you exited the program, the ties from that session are also loaded.

Select printer — Selects the target printer.

Print tie map — Prints the tie set that is displayed on the screen.

Exit — Closes the Extron MATRIX Switcher+ Control Program.

Tools menu

Assign device icons — Displays the complete set of input and output device icons. You can drag any of these icons to the input and output boxes.

Edit device palette — Allows you to add your own device icon graphics.

Audio-Input gain settings — Displays the audio gain level setting for a single input or for all inputs and allows you to change it.

Audio-Output volume settings — Displays the audio output level setting for a single input or for all inputs and allows you to change it. The level is expressed as a percentage of the input audio volume that is applied to the output; 0% is full attenuation (audio is silent), 100% is full volume.

TPX 88 Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software 5-5