Front Panel; Configuration And Operation; Input Selection: Manual And Auto-Input Switching; Manual Input Selection - Extron electronics HC 404 User Manual

Front Panel

Configuration and
Operation
This section covers how to use front panel controls for operation and configuration,
including the following topics:
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advanced configuration options.

Input Selection: Manual and Auto-Input Switching

The HC 404 system offers an auto-input switching (auto-switching) mode that automatically
selects sources based on input signals and also allows manual source selection via buttons.
The auto-switching mode can be configured by using Product Configuration Software (PCS),
and it is useful in installations where the front panels are not easily accessible.

Manual Input Selection

If the system is set for manual switching mode (auto-switching mode is disabled), or if it is
set for the "last connected" hybrid mode (a blend of auto-switching with manual override),
there are three ways to select an input:
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The input switch occurs as soon as the button is released or the contact input connection is
made (a Show Me cable button or similar device button is pressed), and the front panel LED
for that input lights.
Input Selection: Manual and Auto-Input Switching
Using Front Panel Buttons for Special Functions
Front Panel Lockout (Executive Modes)
Using the OSD Menu System
Resetting the Unit Manually or Via Software
Software-Based Configuration and Control
Press one of the input selection buttons (see
desired input. The unit switches to that input, and the corresponding LED
lights to indicate that that input is selected (active).
Press the Share button on an Extron Show Me cable connected to the desired input.
The unit switches to that input, and the corresponding front panel LED lights to indicate
that that input is selected. For a diagram of the cable and how to wire it to the contact
input and tally output connectors, see the
Momentarily short an input pin (for inputs 2, 3, or 4) to the ground pin on the transmitter
contact input port (see Transmitter connections for input selection and indication
on page 13 for wiring). The unit switches to the corresponding input, and the
corresponding input LED lights on the front panel.
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Show Me cable on page 13.
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