3-15
SMX System MultiMatrix Switchers • Operation and Setup
INPUTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
OUTPUTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
INPUTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
OUTPUTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Step 1 – Press and release Esc.
Flashes green once and clears pending changes.
I/O PLANE SELECT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
0
Plane button lights
red,
indicating an audio (signal) plane.
Step 2 – Press audio I/O plane button to be adjusted (here button 4).
INPUTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
OUTPUTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
I/O button 1 lights
red.
Step 3 – Press and hold any I/O plane button until audio plane button flashes.
Selected audio plane button flashes
red
and I/O button turns off.
I/O PLANE SELECT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
0
INPUTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
OUTPUTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
I/O button momentarily lights
red
until audio plane button flashes. I/O button 1 turns off.
Step 4 – Press the button for the input needing the audio level adusted (here 8).
Selected input button lights
green,
and View button lights
red.
The current
audio level dB is indicated by the lit and flashing output buttons.
Here buttons 1-4 lit and 5 flashing
red
indicates an input level of -9 dB.
(See Input Audio Level Table for button lighting and dB levels.)
ENTER
Step 5 – Press and hold View to decrease or Esc to increase audio level (here Esc).
Selected control button lights
red
.
C O N T R O L
PRESET
ESC
VIEW
N
View button lights red and output buttons are red when current
audio level is negative dB, and Esc button lights red and output
buttons are green when it is positive dB
.
Selected input button remains lit.
Outputs light, flash, or go out as the level changes.
Here the dB is raised to +20 dB. Outputs 1-10 are lit
green
.
(See Input Audio Level Table for button lighting and dB levels.)
Additional inputs can be adjusted by repeating steps
4
and
5
.
Step 6 – Press Enter to leave the input audio level adjustment mode.
All buttons go out.
Figure 3-18 — Adjusting the input audio levels
6
.
Additional inputs can be set by selecting each input button.
7
.
Press and release the Enter button (or wait for 30 seconds) to exit the audio
display and adjustment mode. The audio plane button extinguishes.
N
There is only one audio level setting per input on a specific plane. The audio
level is shared by the left and right audio inputs.
The audio levels are stored in non-volatile memory. When power is removed and
restored, the audio level settings are retained
If the audio is set to “follow-all”, upon initial selection (step 2) the I/O plane
and associated input and output buttons light amber. When an input or output
button is held for 2 seconds (step 3), the I/O plane button blinks red.
dB level
Color
Buttons lit
+/-
dB level
Color
Buttons lit
+/-
dB level
Color
Buttons lit
+/-
24
green
12
∆>
9
green
5 flash
-6
red
3 flash
<
23
green
12 flash
∆>
8
green
4
-7
red
4 flash
<
22
green
11
∆>
7
green
4 flash
∆>
-8
red
4 flash
<
21
green
11 flash
∆>
6
green
3
∆>
-9
red
5 flash
<
20
green
10
∆>
5
green
3 flash
∆>
-10
red
5 flash
<
19
green
10 flash
∆>
4
green
2
∆>
-11
red
6 flash
<
18
green
9
∆>
3
green
2 flash
∆>
-12
red
6 flash
<
17
green
9 flash
∆>
2
green
1
∆>
-13
red
7 flash
<
16
green
8
∆>
1
green
1 flash
∆>
-14
red
7 flash
<
15
green
8 flash
∆>
0
∆>
-15
red
8 flash
<
14
green
7
∆>
-1
red
1 flash
∆>
-16
red
8 flash
<
13
green
7 flash
∆>
-2
red
1 flash
∆
-17
red
9 flash
<
12
green
6
∆>
-3
red
2 flash
<
-18
red
9
<
11
green
6 flash
∆>
-4
red
2 flash
<
10
green
5
∆>
-5
red
3 flash
<
Figure 3-19 — Table of front panel button lights for input audio
viewing and adjustment
