Reset Levels; Reset Mode Uses - Extron electronics SMX Series User Manual

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Reset Levels

The rear panel has a recessed Reset button
of resets (numbered 1, 3, 4, and 5). Use a pointed stylus, ballpoint pen, or Extron
Tweeker to access it and enter the reset levels. See the table for the modes.
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N The reset modes listed below close all open IP and Telnet connections and close

Reset mode uses

Use mode 1 to revert to the factory default firmware version if incompatibility issues arise
with user-loaded firmware.
N After a mode 1 reset is performed, update the switcher's firmware to the latest
Use mode 3 to restart the communication and control events.
Use mode 4 to reset most IP protocols to their default settings.
Use mode 5 to restore the switcher to the default conditions
N Mode 5 reset clears most adjustments. To save the settings before implementing
For different reset levels, press and hold the button while the switcher is running or
press and hold the button while you apply power to the switcher.
Mode 1
Press and hold
the Reset button.
Modes 3, 4, and 5
Press and hold for
3, 6, or 9 seconds.
Figure 3-23 — Resetting the SMX
3-18 SMX System MultiMatrix Switchers • Operation and Setup
Review the reset modes carefully. Using the wrong reset mode may result
in unintended loss of flash memory programming, port reassignment, or a
controller reboot.
all sockets. Also, the following modes are separate functions, not consecutive
steps from Mode 1 to Mode 5
If the reset button is continuously held down, the I/O lights will blink every 3
seconds and enter a different reset level, corresponding to modes 3, 4 and 5.
version. Do not operate the switcher firmware version that results from the
mode 1 reset. If you want to use the factory default firmware, you must upload
that version again.
If you do not want to update firmware, or you performed a mode 1 reset by mistake,
cycle power to the switcher to return to the firmware version that was running
before the mode 1 reset. Use the 0Q SIS command to confirm that the factory default
firmware is no longer running (look for the asterisk [*] following the version number.
this reset, use the Windows-based SMX Control Program and the File > Save
MATRIX settings as... selection (See chapter 5, Control Software).
Reset LED flashes once,
twice, or three times.
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(see page 2-5, ) that initiates four levels
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Release Reset button.
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1
Apply Power
Release, then immediately
press and release again. Reset
LED flashes in confirmation.