Executing Presets; Global & Local Presets - AMX CP-20A Instruction Manual

Executing Presets

Executing Presets
Global & Local Presets
Global and local presets are predefined sets of switches that can be easily executed.
Local Presets
At the time of this publication, local presets cannot be executed using the CP-20A Control Panel.
Local presets are defined in XNConnect (see the XNConnect Help file) and can be executed using
BCS commands. More information on local presets and other operations executed with BCS commands
can be found in the BCS Protocol Instruction Manual available on the AMX AutoPatch CD or at
www.amx.com.
Global Presets
Global presets allow you to replicate an entire system state. The system state includes all current signal
routings (regardless of the number of virtual matrices involved) and any digital gain and/or volume
settings. A global preset number is assigned to a system state during runtime using the CP-20A Control
Panel (or BCS commands) and stored by the system. That system state can then be restored at any time
by selecting the assigned global preset number.
Note: Global presets cannot be defined (created) in XNConnect.
The CP-20A stores up to 64 global presets and displays 64 numbers. Since the panel can be used to
operate different types of matrix switchers, check the product documentation for any limitations to the
number of supported global presets.
We strongly recommend keeping track of the number used and the system's routing state for each global
preset. If another system state is assigned a previously used number, the former state will be
automatically overwritten.
Caution: If the system is reconfigured, global presets may be lost, depending on the method used to
load the new configuration file (see the XNConnect Help file).
The example on page 19 defines the current system state as 3: Global Preset 3.
The example on page 21 executes 3: Global Preset 3, which restores the system to the state it was in
when the global preset was defined.
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