Front Panel Buttons Operations; View Crosspoint State; Switching Operations - Lightware MX2-8x8-HDMI20-L User Manual

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4. Operation
4.2. Front Panel Buttons Operations
DIFFERENCE! Some models have buttons on the front side
(see the details about it in the
They have the same functionality, only the numbers of source and
destination buttons are different.
Take / Autotake Mode
The router has two different switching modes: Take and Autotake. If
the Take button is unlit, Take mode is active. When the Take button
continuously illuminates green, Autotake mode is selected. Press and
hold the Take button for two seconds to change between Take and
Autotake modes.
4.2.1. View Crosspoint State
The current switching status can be checked on the front panel by
using the front panel buttons. The crosspoint state is displayed slightly
different in Take or Autotake modes because of the different switching
methods.
INFO: View mode does not mean, that the router has to be switched
in different modes, viewing and switching can be done after each
other, without pressing any special buttons.
View Current State in Take Mode
If the router is in Take mode, the user can verify both input and output
connections. In Take mode no accidental change can be done unless
Take button is pressed.
Press and release a source button. Now the selected source button and
all destination buttons which are currently connected to the selected
source will light up. This informative display will remain active for
three seconds, then all buttons turn to dark.
Sample drawing shows that Input 1 is currently connected to the
Output 2, 3, and 5 ports.
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View Current State in Autotake Mode
4.2.2. Switching Operations
Switching in Take Mode
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If every source, destination, and Take buttons are unlit (the unit is in
Take mode, and no input was selected in the last 3 seconds), press
and release a destination button to see its current state. Now the source
button, which is connected to the selected destination, will light up.
Sample drawing shows that Output 3 is connected to the Input 1.
In Autotake mode only states of destinations can be viewed.
Press and release the required destination button. Now the source
button, which is connected to the selected destination, will light up.
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Take mode allows the user to connect or disconnect multiple outputs
to an input at once. This mode is useful when the time delay is not
allowed between multiple switching. The commands are only realized
when the Take button is pressed.
Step 1. First, press and release the desired source button. The pressed
source button and all destination buttons which are currently
connected to the source lights up.
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Step 2. Press and release the desired destination buttons which have to
be (dis)connected to/from the selected source. The preselected
destination buttons will blink. If no button is pressed for three
seconds, the buttons will turn to dark.
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Step 3. Press and release Take button; the selected input is switched to
the selected output(s).
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Switching in Autotake Mode
MAIN MENU
System Settings
Input Ports
Output Ports C C O O N N T T R R O O L L
L L O O C C K K
EDID
Health
USB
Presets CTRL
O O U U T T P P U U T T
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Autotake mode is useful when immediate actions must be done or
fast switching is needed between sources on a particular destination.
In this mode switching occurs immediately upon pressing one of the
input selector buttons.
Step 1. Press and release the desired destination button. The pressed
destination button and the actually connected source button
light up green. If no source is connected (the output is muted)
no source button will light up.
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LIVE MAIN MENU
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System Settings
Input Ports
SOURCES
Output Ports
DESTINATIONS IR EDID
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Compact HDMI 2.0 Matrix Switcher RESET
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