Device Manager - Extron electronics NetPA Ultra Series User Manual

Device Manager

Device Manager is used to configure and switch between multiple devices in Live or
Emulate mode within DSP Configurator (see figure 74). Devices can be placed and ordered
in user-created folders for easily tracking systems with devices across multiple rooms. When
Device Manager contains multiple devices, all device configurations are saved in a single
DSP Configurator file.
Select Tools > Device Manager to open the Device Manager dialog box.
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Figure 74.
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Device Manager Dialog Box
Add Device Button — Click the
screen to select another device to be configured. As a device is chosen or connected, it
is added to the Device Manager dialog box.
Clone Device Button — Click the
When a device is cloned, information within the device configuration file is also cloned.
NOTE: If Live mode is enabled, a backup may need to be performed before the
device can be successfully cloned.
Remove Device Button — Click the
device from the device manager. Select a folder and click this button to delete the folder
and all devices it contains.
Expand and Collapse All Buttons — Click the
show the devices it contains. Click the
New Folder Button — Click the
Device List Panel — Lists the devices and folders in Live and Emulate mode. From
this panel, devices can be clicked and dragged into folders, placed in custom order, and
folders can be renamed. If the device is connected via LAN, the device IP is displayed.
Double-clicking a device in this list initiates a pull (see
The color of the icon next to a device name indicates Live or Emulate status, as well
as whether the device is configured as a Primary or Secondary EXP device. Devices
with color icons are in Live mode. Devices with grayed icons are in Emulate mode.
Devices with blue icons are configured as Secondary units.
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button to open the DSP Configurator splash
button to clone the currently selected device.
button to remove the currently selected
icon to expand all folders and
to collapse all folders.
button to create a new folder to drag a device into.
figure 88 on page 80).
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