Extron Electronics Ultra Series Manual

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CrossPoint / MAV Matrix Switchers • Operation

1. PresstheEscbuttontoclearanyinputbuttons,outputbuttons,orcontrol

buttons that may be lit.

2. To enter I/O Group mode, press and holdtheInput1andOutput1buttons

simultaneously until the input and output buttons light to display the

ungrouped inputs and outputs. Release the buttons.

3. PressandreleaseoneoftheControlbuttonstoselectagroup:

• PresstheEnterbuttontoselectgroup1.

• PressthePresetbuttontoselectgroup2.

• PresstheViewbuttontoselectgroup3.

• PresstheEscbuttontoselectgroup4.

4. Selectthedesiredinput(s)andoutput(s)toassigntothegroupbypressingthe

input and output buttons.

5. PressandreleasetheRGBHV/VideoandAudiobuttontoexittheI/O Group

mode,orallowthemodetotimeoutafterapproximately30seconds.

N • Tiesbetweengroups(aninputingroup1tiedtoanoutputingroup2)can

be created under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

• TiesthatwerecreatedbeforeI/Ogroupswerecreatedremainvalid,evenif

they include inputs and outputs in different groups.

• PresetscanbecreatedunderserialportorEthernetcontrolthattieinputs

and outputs across group boundaries. These presets are selectable from the

front panel.

• Aninputoroutputcanbeassignedtoonlyonegroup.Ifyouassignan

input or output to a group and that input or output is already assigned to a

different group, the older grouping is discarded in favor of the new grouping.

• Youcan break audio away from the video for a given input or output

(assigned to different groups) by isolating only video or only audio using the

front panel RGBHV (CrossPoint/Video (MAV Plus) and/or Audio buttons

after you select I/OGroup mode (between steps 2 and 3).

Audio breakaway across different groups can be confusing when you are

operating the front panel. Breakaway grouping is not displayed by the

Matrix Switchers Control Program, HTML pages, or SIS commands; and is

not recommended (breakaway ties, once created, are displayed).

• ForI/Ogroupstohaveanyfunction,atleasttwogroupsmustbecreated.