Selecting the Monitor to Control — ADDRESS Menu

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Overview

When multiple monitors are connected by a serial remote connection, the ADDRESS menu is used to choose whether one particular monitor or monitor group will be controlled, or whether operations are to be performed on all monitors together.

Displaying the ADDRESS Menu

Press the ADDRESS button.

The ADDRESS button lights, and the ADDRESS menu is displayed on the screen.

By pressing the ENTER button after selecting the item, serial remote operation becomes activated.

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ADDRESS Menu

Settings made with the menu items are as follows:

Item

Function

 

 

SINGLE

Control only a specified monitor. Enter the monitor address number.

 

 

GROUP

Control only a specified monitor group. Enter the group address number.

 

 

ALL

Control all monitors.

 

 

ALL POWER ON

Turn all connected monitors on.

 

 

ALL POWER OFF

Turn all connected monitors off.

 

 

DISPLAY MONITOR ADDRESS

When this item is selected, each connected monitor displays its monitor address on its

 

screen.

 

 

DISPLAY GROUP ADDRESS

When this item is selected, each connected monitor displays its group address on its screen.

 

 

SET UP PVM (BKM-103)

Transfer the INPUT CONFIG settings of a BVM monitor to a PVM monitor. The BKM-103

 

Serial Remote Interface Kit must be installed in the PVM monitor, and the monitor address

 

of the PVM monitor must be selected using the SINGLE menu item.

 

 

Notes

To remotely control monitors connected in serial, MONITOR ADDRESS or GROUP ADDRESS of monitors should be correctly set in the REMOTE menu.

For details of the REMOTE menu, see “Assigning the Remote Control Functions – REMOTE Menu” on page 38.

In GROUP mode, when the KEY PROTECT function is set to ON, the LED on the pressed function button lights, but it is deactivated. (LED of other monitors in the same group will not light.)

In GROUP or ALL mode, the LEDs of the function buttons will not light with controlled from the menu. (LEDs light only when you press the function button.)

In GROUP or ALL mode, LEDs of controlled monitor will light as follows.

In case of SHIFT OFF before remote control operation: LEDs light in green when the SHIFT button is remotely set to OFF.

In case of SHIFT ON before remote control

operation: LEDs light in orange when the SHIFT button is remotely set to ON.

For details, see “SHIFT button” on page 12.

In SINGLE mode, when the data is saved or load in or from the memory card, the error message may appear due to data communication error. In such a case, clear the remote mode, then try again.

It is recommended to save or load data to or from the memory card with the monitor which is free from the remote operation.

When Sony BVM-xxG series monitors are connected together, select these monitors for each series in SINGLE mode or GROUP mode to remotely control them.

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