Cascading - NTI SPLITMUX-DVI-4RT Installation And Operation Manual

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CASCADING

CASCADING multiple SPLITMUX units - more than 4 video sources on a single display
SPLITMUX can be cascaded in order to display more than 4 video sources simultaneously on a single
display.
In this master-slave-system, any SPLITMUX can be used as master or slave. It is the same hardware.
One SPLITMUX is used as master unit. The console that has a keyboard, mouse and display or
touchscreen is connected to the output of the master unit. A slave SPLITMUX can be connected to each
input of the master unit. In this way, each quadrant on the display can be split in four more quadrants.
Example: In a setup with one master and four slave SPLITMUX a total of 16 video sources can be
displayed simultaneously on a single console.
All display modes:
Display modes (Fullscreen, Quad, PiP, Win) of slaves and master can individually be set, combined, and
switched, e.g. the master unit could be set to Quad mode, while the first slave is set to PiP, the second slave to
Fullscreen, the third slave to Quad and the fourth slave to Win mode. Any combination is possible.
keyboard and mouse operation:
Keyboard and mouse can be activated on any of the up to 16 computers connected to operate these.
Hotkeys for switching:
Use hotkeys to quickly activate any of the e.g. 16 channels or to switch the display mode of any of the SPLITMUX
units in the master-slave-system.
Different levels (master or slave) require different types of hotkeys.
For example, keep the hotkey default setting
Just change the hotkey setting for the master SPLITMUX to e.g.
See page 19 on how to change hotkeys.
Example:
In a cascaded SPLITMUX setup with one master, 4 slaves, and 16 computers connected you can
activate keyboard and mouse of computer 16 by pressing the following hotkey combination:
Hk2 + 4 (to activate the channel 4 on the master level), then Hk1 + 4 (to activate the channel 4 on the slave SPLITMUX
connected to port 4 of the master)
Example:
To change a display mode of e.g. the slave SPLITMUX connected to port 4 of the master SPLITMUX
press the following hotkey combination:
Hk2 + 4 (to activate the channel 4 on the master level), then Hk1 + P to switch from default Quad mode to PiP
mode in this quadrant. The result is a screen split in four equal quadrants. All quadrants are split again in four
equal quadrants (Quad mode), just the quadrant in the lower right corner (channel 4) is showing its four sources
in PiP mode.
Note:
Use a programmable keyboard for comfortable switching of cascaded SPLITMUX. Behind
a single key you can program a combination of hotkeys. By pressing a single key you can activate
keyboard and mouse of one of e.g. 16 computers connected or the switch display mode of the
master or any of the four slave SPLITMUX.
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1 = +
HK1 Ctrl Alt
for all slave SPLITMUX.
Ctrl
HK2 = +
Win