Muting and unmuting video and audio outputs
Individual outputs can be muted or unmuted as follows:
N Mutes are protected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected. You can view the
status of the output (muted or unmuted) in Lock mode 2 but you cannot change
it from the front panel. See "Setting the front panel Locks (Executive modes)"
on page 3-52.
1.
Press the Esc button to clear any input button indications, output button
indications, or control button indications that may be on.
Press and release the View button.
2.
3.
Select video, audio, or both to mute or unmute by pressing the RGBHV
(CrossPoint switchers) or Video (MAV Plus switchers) button and the Audio
button.
4.
One at a time, press and hold the button(s) for the desired output(s) for
approximately 2 seconds. The output button(s) for the selected output(s)
blink to indicate the mute or return to their previous state to indicate the
unmute.
5.
Press and release the View button to return to normal switcher operation.
N •
You can mute video and audio, video-only, or audio-only outputs. Pressing
and releasing the RGBHV (CrossPoint switchers) or Video (MAV Plus
switchers) button and the Audio button toggles each selection on and off.
•
When you enter View-Only mode, the output LEDs turn on for all outputs
without ties.
•
On CrossPoint switchers, the video mute function mutes the R, G, and B
planes only; the H and V planes are still active. On MAV Plus switchers,
the video mute function mutes all video planes.
•
Mutes are saved to non-volatile memory. When power is removed and
restored, the mute settings are retained.
CrossPoint / MAV Matrix Switchers • Operation
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