Front Panel Configuration And Operation; Input Selection: Manual And Auto-Input Switching; Manual Input Selection - Extron electronics HC 400 Series 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 400 Series systems offer 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).
It is useful in installations where the front panels are not easily accessible, or in the case of
the HCT 102 D, HCT 101 D, HCT 101 EU, and HCT 101 MK, which have no buttons.

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 four ways to select an input:
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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 the front panel input selection button (see
the desired input.
Press the Share button on an Extron Show Me cable connected to the desired input.
For a diagram of the cable and how to wire it to the contact input and tally output
connectors, see the Show Me cable
NOTE: Because the HCT 102 D and the HCT 101 models do not have tally output
ports and because their rear panel contact input ports are within the wall or
furniture, it is not practical to use Show Me cables with these transmitter models.
Use auto-input switching, a button panel wired to the contact input port, or a
touchpanel or NBP button panel to select inputs on these models.
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 21 for wiring). The unit switches to the corresponding input, and the
corresponding input LED lights on the front panel.
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