Customizing The Smx Window - Extron electronics SMX Series User Manual

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Customizing the SMX window

In the SMX window, the inputs and outputs are represented by boxes. You can
customize the control program view by assigning device icons that represent your
connected devices to each input and output box.
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Figure 5–6 — Input and Output Devices icon windows
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Figure 5–7 — Pop-up window for input 1 containing a caption
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To change an icon in an input or output box, drag the new icon to the box. The
previous icon is replaced.
To remove the icon and leave the box empty, drag an empty square to the box.
Alternatively, you can display the input and output numbers in the boxes. To do
this, select Numbers in I/O Boxes from the Preferences pull-down menu.
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Click on an input or an output box. The Input Devices or Output Devices
window opens, containing icons representing various types of devices that
may be connected to a matrix switcher.
Click and drag an icon from the devices screen to an input or output box on
the program window. Repeat for additional devices, as desired.
In the Caption box, enter a caption (e.g., Laptop) for the device, if desired`.
This caption appears in the descriptive window that pops up when you pass
the cursor over an input or output box containing an icon.
When finished assigning icons, click OK to close the device window.