Establishing The Connection; Crosspoint Menu - Lightware UMX-OPT-TX150R User Manual

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5. Software Control – Lightware Device Controller
5.2. Establishing the Connection
Step 1. Connect the device to a computer via USB or RS-232.
Step 2. Run the controller software; device discovery window appears automatically.
Step 3. Select the unit from the discovered USB devices or under Serial devices; when the device is connected
through RS-232 click on the Query button next to the desired serial port to display the device's name
and serial number. Double click on the transmitter or select the device and click on the Connect button.
INFO: Lightware Device Controller software can only connect to the extender if it is in control mode. If the
UMX-OPT-TX150R is in pass-through mode, the software cannot communicate with it and cannot list it
as an available device. If you want to connect to the extender which is in pass-through mode, see details
Set the RS-232 Operation Mode
Device Discovery Window in LDC
section.
UMX-OPT-TX150R – User's Manual
5.3. Crosspoint Menu
When LDC finds the hardware, it determines the product type, and the LDC starts with the default page,
showing the Crosspoint menu.
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1 Main menu
2 Information ribbon
3 Video input ports
4 Audio input ports
View mode/ Switch
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mode
6 Input/Output parameters
7 Terminal
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The available menu items are displayed. The active one is showed with
dark grey background color.
The label shows the device label and serial number. Device discovery
window can be displayed by clicking on this ribbon.
Each tile represents a video input port. The tile below the port shows
the current crosspoint setting; if the port is switched to the output, the
color of the tile is white, otherwise grey.
Each tile represents an audio input port. The tile below the port shows
current crosspoint setting; if the port is switched to the output, the
color of the tile is white, otherwise grey. Dark grey means the audio
port is not allowed to embed in the current video input port.
In View mode crosspoints settings are not modifiable, in Switch mode
the input port is changeable. Yellow frame shows the current setting.
Clicking on this button opens the actual video and audio port
properties window.
Clicking on this button opens the Terminal window where the device
can be controlled through LW2 protocol commands.
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